1 From whose perspective is the poem told? First-person perspective of a woman gathering water from a burst municipal pipe First-person perspective from the perspective of someone living in poverty 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 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 skin cracks like a pod" "the voice of a kindly god" "the small splash" 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 pod a pipe 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 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 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. 7 Which is the shortest stanza? The third The first The fourth The second 8 What is the effect of the shortest stanza? To convey the severity of drought To demonstrate a bursting pipe There is no effect To show an outpouring of water 9 What is the poem's meter? Free verse Iambic pentameter Iambic tetrameter Iambic trimeter 10 Which is an example of onomatopoeia? fortune mug echo drip 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"? Daravi in Bombay Dharavi in Mumbai Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Bhalsw in Delhi 13 Is the exact setting (name of the community) specified in the poem? Yes—Daravi in Bombay Yes—Dharavi in Mumbai No Yes—Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore 14 Which of the following is not a symbol in the poem? The municipal Pipe Light Pots Water 15 What is the poem's tone? Joyful, Celebratory Bitter, Bleak Critical, Hopeful Pensive, Happy 16 What word is NOT used to describe water? Blessing Silver Gold Flow 17 What does the blessing do at the end of the poem? Sing over the small bones of the children Sing to the people gathering Roar out from the pipe Flow towards the river 18 Which of the following best alludes to how densely populated the neighborhood is? with pots, brass, copper, aluminium, plastic buckets There never is enough water. and naked children screaming in the liquid sun every man woman child for streets around butts in 19 Which sense does Dharker particularly engage with in this poem? Olfactory Gustatory Tactile Auditory 20 Which is a synecdoche? and naked children screaming in the liquid sun, the sudden rush frantic hands The skin cracks like a pod. 21 What is synecdoche? A word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated 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. A person, object, place, event, or action that suggests more than its literal meaning. 22 In the poem, water is personified as a: A child A fellow community member A lover Deity 23 Which of the following is NOT an explicit theme in the poem? Drought The presence of children The active struggle between the community and the government The importance of water 24 What does water transform into when the pipe bursts? A killing force A form of currency that causes strife A form of currency and a blessing An angry god 25 What do the children reveal as being necessary to life? Resilience, street smarts, and enjoyment Enjoyment, gratitude, and play Prayer, presence, and obedience Gratitude, solemnity, and prayer
