1 From whose perspective is the poem told? 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 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 Five stanzas of varying length Four quatrains Four stanzas of varying length 3 Which of the following is NOT a metaphor or simile? "the small splash" "The skin cracks like a pod" "the voice of a kindly god" "silver crashes to the ground" 4 What is a metaphor? A person, object, place, event, or action that suggests more than its literal meaning Metaphor is a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated using the words "like" or "as" 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. 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 second The third The fourth 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? Iambic trimeter Iambic pentameter Free verse Iambic tetrameter 10 Which is an example of onomatopoeia? mug drip echo fortune 11 What is onomatopoeia? The repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants 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" 12 Where has Dharker specified as the setting of "Blessing"? Bhalsw in Delhi Daravi in Bombay Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Dharavi in Mumbai 13 Is the exact setting (name of the community) specified in the poem? No Yes—Daravi in Bombay 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? Bitter, Bleak Pensive, Happy Joyful, Celebratory Critical, Hopeful 16 What word is NOT used to describe water? Gold Flow Blessing Silver 17 What does the blessing do at the end of the poem? Flow towards the river Roar out from the pipe 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? every man woman child for streets around butts in and naked children screaming in the liquid sun There never is enough water. with pots, brass, copper, aluminium, plastic buckets 19 Which sense does Dharker particularly engage with in this poem? Gustatory Auditory Tactile Olfactory 20 Which is a synecdoche? The skin cracks like a pod. frantic hands the sudden rush and naked children screaming in the liquid sun, 21 What is synecdoche? 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 person, object, place, event, or action that suggests more than its literal meaning. A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated. 22 In the poem, water is personified as a: A fellow community member A child A lover Deity 23 Which of the following is NOT an explicit theme in the poem? The presence of children The importance of water The active struggle between the community and the government Drought 24 What does water transform into when the pipe bursts? An angry god A form of currency and a blessing A killing force A form of currency that causes strife 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
