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