1 From whose perspective is the poem told? Someone recounting the scene of a burst water pipe in an impoverished community afflicted with drought. First-person perspective of an adult recounting the instance of a burst municipal pipe when they were a child First-person perspective from the perspective of someone living in poverty First-person perspective of a woman gathering water from a burst municipal pipe 2 Describe the poem's stanzas. Five stanzas of varying length Three quatrains Four stanzas of varying length Four quatrains 3 Which of the following is NOT a metaphor or simile? "silver crashes to the ground" "the voice of a kindly god" "The skin cracks like a pod" "the small splash" 4 What is a metaphor? A person, object, place, event, or action that suggests more than its literal meaning The repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession Metaphor is a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated using the words "like" or "as" Metaphor is a description of one thing as a different, unrelated thing 5 Finish this quote: "The skin cracks like _" a seed a pod a pipe the ground 6 Define "pod" as used in the poem. a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant a detachable or self-contained unit on an aircraft, spacecraft, vehicle, or vessel, having a particular function the part of a plant that attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers. an elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe 7 Which is the shortest stanza? The third The first The second The fourth 8 What is the effect of the shortest stanza? There is no effect To demonstrate a bursting pipe To show an outpouring of water To convey the severity of drought 9 What is the poem's meter? Iambic tetrameter Iambic pentameter Iambic trimeter Free verse 10 Which is an example of onomatopoeia? fortune drip echo mug 11 What is onomatopoeia? A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated using the words "like" or "as" The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words The repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants 12 Where has Dharker specified as the setting of "Blessing"? Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Dharavi in Mumbai Daravi in Bombay Bhalsw in Delhi 13 Is the exact setting (name of the community) specified in the poem? Yes—Daravi in Bombay Yes—Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Yes—Dharavi in Mumbai No 14 Which of the following is not a symbol in the poem? Water The municipal Pipe Light Pots 15 What is the poem's tone? Joyful, Celebratory Pensive, Happy Critical, Hopeful Bitter, Bleak 16 What word is NOT used to describe water? Silver Flow Gold Blessing 17 What does the blessing do at the end of the poem? Sing to the people gathering Roar out from the pipe Flow towards the river Sing over the small bones of the children 18 Which of the following best alludes to how densely populated the neighborhood is? and naked children screaming in the liquid sun There never is enough water. with pots, brass, copper, aluminium, plastic buckets every man woman child for streets around butts in 19 Which sense does Dharker particularly engage with in this poem? Tactile Gustatory Auditory Olfactory 20 Which is a synecdoche? and naked children screaming in the liquid sun, The skin cracks like a pod. the sudden rush frantic hands 21 What is synecdoche? A person, object, place, event, or action that suggests more than its literal meaning. A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa A word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated. 22 In the poem, water is personified as a: Deity A lover A child A fellow community member 23 Which of the following is NOT an explicit theme in the poem? The active struggle between the community and the government The presence of children Drought The importance of water 24 What does water transform into when the pipe bursts? An angry god A form of currency and a blessing A form of currency that causes strife A killing force 25 What do the children reveal as being necessary to life? Enjoyment, gratitude, and play Gratitude, solemnity, and prayer Prayer, presence, and obedience Resilience, street smarts, and enjoyment