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. Five stanzas of varying length Four quatrains Three quatrains Four stanzas of varying length 3 Which of the following is NOT a metaphor or simile? "the voice of a kindly god" "The skin cracks like a pod" "the small splash" "silver crashes to the ground" 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 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 first The third The fourth The second 8 What is the effect of the shortest stanza? There is no effect To show an outpouring of water To demonstrate a bursting pipe To convey the severity of drought 9 What is the poem's meter? Iambic trimeter Iambic pentameter Free verse Iambic tetrameter 10 Which is an example of onomatopoeia? fortune echo mug 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 repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words 12 Where has Dharker specified as the setting of "Blessing"? Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Bhalsw in Delhi Dharavi in Mumbai Daravi in Bombay 13 Is the exact setting (name of the community) specified in the poem? No Yes—Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Yes—Dharavi in Mumbai 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 Critical, Hopeful Joyful, Celebratory Bitter, Bleak 16 What word is NOT used to describe water? Silver Blessing Flow Gold 17 What does the blessing do at the end of the poem? Roar out from the pipe Sing over the small bones of the children Sing to the people gathering 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 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? Auditory Gustatory Olfactory Tactile 20 Which is a synecdoche? and naked children screaming in the liquid sun, frantic hands The skin cracks like a pod. the sudden rush 21 What is synecdoche? A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa A person, object, place, event, or action that suggests more than its literal meaning. A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated. A word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated 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? Drought The presence of children The importance of water The active struggle between the community and the government 24 What does water transform into when the pipe bursts? A form of currency and a blessing An angry god A form of currency that causes strife A killing force 25 What do the children reveal as being necessary to life? Gratitude, solemnity, and prayer Prayer, presence, and obedience Resilience, street smarts, and enjoyment Enjoyment, gratitude, and play
