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 a woman gathering water from a burst municipal pipe 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 2 Describe the poem's stanzas. Five stanzas of varying length Three quatrains Four quatrains Four stanzas of varying length 3 Which of the following is NOT a metaphor or simile? "silver crashes to the ground" "the small splash" "The skin cracks like a pod" "the voice of a kindly god" 4 What is a metaphor? 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 The repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession Metaphor is a description of one thing as a different, unrelated thing 5 Finish this quote: "The skin cracks like _" a pipe a pod a seed the ground 6 Define "pod" as used in the poem. 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. a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant 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 second The first The fourth 8 What is the effect of the shortest stanza? There is no effect To show an outpouring of water To demonstrate a bursting pipe 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? drip echo mug fortune 11 What is onomatopoeia? A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated using the words "like" or "as" The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named 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 Bhalsw in Delhi Daravi in Bombay 13 Is the exact setting (name of the community) specified in the poem? Yes—Daravi in Bombay No Yes—Dharavi in Mumbai Yes—Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore 14 Which of the following is not a symbol in the poem? The municipal Pipe Pots Light Water 15 What is the poem's tone? Pensive, Happy Bitter, Bleak Critical, Hopeful Joyful, Celebratory 16 What word is NOT used to describe water? Silver Gold Blessing Flow 17 What does the blessing do at the end of the poem? Flow towards the river Sing over the small bones of the children Sing to the people gathering Roar out from the pipe 18 Which of the following best alludes to how densely populated the neighborhood is? every man woman child for streets around butts in There never is enough water. and naked children screaming in the liquid sun with pots, brass, copper, aluminium, plastic buckets 19 Which sense does Dharker particularly engage with in this poem? Olfactory Tactile Auditory Gustatory 20 Which is a synecdoche? The skin cracks like a pod. and naked children screaming in the liquid sun, the sudden rush frantic hands 21 What is synecdoche? A word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated 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 comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated. 22 In the poem, water is personified as a: A child A lover A fellow community member Deity 23 Which of the following is NOT an explicit theme in the poem? The importance of water The active struggle between the community and the government Drought The presence of children 24 What does water transform into when the pipe bursts? A killing force An angry god A form of currency that causes strife A form of currency and a blessing 25 What do the children reveal as being necessary to life? Prayer, presence, and obedience Resilience, street smarts, and enjoyment Gratitude, solemnity, and prayer Enjoyment, gratitude, and play
