1 From whose perspective is the poem told? 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 First-person perspective of a woman gathering water from a burst municipal pipe 2 Describe the poem's stanzas. Four stanzas of varying length Four quatrains Five stanzas of varying length Three quatrains 3 Which of the following is NOT a metaphor or simile? "the small splash" "the voice of a kindly god" "silver crashes to the ground" "The skin cracks like a pod" 4 What is a metaphor? 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" 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 5 Finish this quote: "The skin cracks like _" a pipe a seed a pod the ground 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. a detachable or self-contained unit on an aircraft, spacecraft, vehicle, or vessel, having a particular function 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 fourth The first 8 What is the effect of the shortest stanza? There is no effect To demonstrate a bursting pipe To convey the severity of drought To show an outpouring of water 9 What is the poem's meter? Free verse Iambic tetrameter Iambic pentameter Iambic trimeter 10 Which is an example of onomatopoeia? fortune drip echo mug 11 What is onomatopoeia? 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 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"? 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 No Yes—Dharavi in Mumbai Yes—Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore 14 Which of the following is not a symbol in the poem? Pots Water Light The municipal Pipe 15 What is the poem's tone? Bitter, Bleak Critical, Hopeful Joyful, Celebratory Pensive, Happy 16 What word is NOT used to describe water? Flow Silver Blessing Gold 17 What does the blessing do at the end of the poem? Sing over the small bones of the children Flow towards the river Roar out from the pipe Sing to the people gathering 18 Which of the following best alludes to how densely populated the neighborhood is? There never is enough water. every man woman child for streets around butts in with pots, brass, copper, aluminium, plastic buckets and naked children screaming in the liquid sun 19 Which sense does Dharker particularly engage with in this poem? Tactile Olfactory Auditory Gustatory 20 Which is a synecdoche? the sudden rush frantic hands The skin cracks like a pod. and naked children screaming in the liquid sun, 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 fellow community member A lover A child Deity 23 Which of the following is NOT an explicit theme in the poem? The presence of children The importance of water Drought The active struggle between the community and the government 24 What does water transform into when the pipe bursts? A killing force A form of currency and a blessing A form of currency that causes strife An angry god 25 What do the children reveal as being necessary to life? Enjoyment, gratitude, and play Prayer, presence, and obedience Resilience, street smarts, and enjoyment Gratitude, solemnity, and prayer
