1 From whose perspective is the poem told? 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 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 2 Describe the poem's stanzas. Three quatrains Four quatrains Four stanzas of varying length Five stanzas of varying length 3 Which of the following is NOT a metaphor or simile? "the small splash" "the voice of a kindly god" "The skin cracks like a pod" "silver crashes to the ground" 4 What is a metaphor? The repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession 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 Metaphor is a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated using the words "like" or "as" 5 Finish this quote: "The skin cracks like _" a seed a pod the ground a pipe 6 Define "pod" as used in the poem. 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 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 7 Which is the shortest stanza? The first The third The second The fourth 8 What is the effect of the shortest stanza? To demonstrate a bursting pipe To convey the severity of drought To show an outpouring of water There is no effect 9 What is the poem's meter? Free verse Iambic pentameter Iambic trimeter Iambic tetrameter 10 Which is an example of onomatopoeia? echo drip fortune mug 11 What is onomatopoeia? 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 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 Bhalsw in Delhi Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore 13 Is the exact setting (name of the community) specified in the poem? No Yes—Dharavi in Mumbai Yes—Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Yes—Daravi in Bombay 14 Which of the following is not a symbol in the poem? Pots Light Water The municipal Pipe 15 What is the poem's tone? Pensive, Happy Joyful, Celebratory Critical, Hopeful Bitter, Bleak 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? Roar out from the pipe Flow towards the river Sing to the people gathering Sing over the small bones of the children 18 Which of the following best alludes to how densely populated the neighborhood is? There never is enough water. and naked children screaming in the liquid sun 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? Auditory Tactile Gustatory Olfactory 20 Which is a synecdoche? the sudden rush and naked children screaming in the liquid sun, The skin cracks like a pod. 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 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: Deity A fellow community member A lover A child 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 form of currency and a blessing A killing force A form of currency that causes strife An angry god 25 What do the children reveal as being necessary to life? Prayer, presence, and obedience Gratitude, solemnity, and prayer Enjoyment, gratitude, and play Resilience, street smarts, and enjoyment
