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 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 2 Describe the poem's stanzas. Five stanzas of varying length Three quatrains Four stanzas of varying length Four quatrains 3 Which of the following is NOT a metaphor or simile? "the small splash" "silver crashes to the ground" "the voice of a kindly god" "The skin cracks like a pod" 4 What is a metaphor? Metaphor is a description of one thing as a different, unrelated thing The repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession 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 5 Finish this quote: "The skin cracks like _" a pipe a seed a pod 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. 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 7 Which is the shortest stanza? The fourth The second The third The first 8 What is the effect of the shortest stanza? To demonstrate a bursting pipe To show an outpouring of water There is no effect To convey the severity of drought 9 What is the poem's meter? Iambic pentameter Iambic tetrameter Free verse Iambic trimeter 10 Which is an example of onomatopoeia? mug echo fortune drip 11 What is onomatopoeia? The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words 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 repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants 12 Where has Dharker specified as the setting of "Blessing"? Daravi in Bombay Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Bhalsw in Delhi Dharavi in Mumbai 13 Is the exact setting (name of the community) specified in the poem? Yes—Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Yes—Daravi in Bombay No Yes—Dharavi in Mumbai 14 Which of the following is not a symbol in the poem? Light Water The municipal Pipe Pots 15 What is the poem's tone? Joyful, Celebratory Pensive, Happy Bitter, Bleak Critical, Hopeful 16 What word is NOT used to describe water? Flow Gold Blessing Silver 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? with pots, brass, copper, aluminium, plastic buckets and naked children screaming in the liquid sun every man woman child for streets around butts in There never is enough water. 19 Which sense does Dharker particularly engage with in this poem? Gustatory Tactile Auditory Olfactory 20 Which is a synecdoche? and naked children screaming in the liquid sun, The skin cracks like a pod. the sudden rush frantic hands 21 What is synecdoche? 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 word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated. 22 In the poem, water is personified as a: A lover A child Deity A fellow community member 23 Which of the following is NOT an explicit theme in the poem? The presence of children The active struggle between the community and the government The importance of water Drought 24 What does water transform into when the pipe bursts? A killing force A form of currency that causes strife An angry god 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
