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 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 First-person perspective from the perspective of someone living in poverty 2 Describe the poem's stanzas. Five stanzas of varying length Three quatrains Four quatrains Four stanzas of varying length 3 Which of the following is NOT a metaphor or simile? "silver crashes to the ground" "the voice of a kindly god" "The skin cracks like a pod" "the small splash" 4 What is a metaphor? 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 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 5 Finish this quote: "The skin cracks like _" a pod the ground a seed a pipe 6 Define "pod" as used in the poem. 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 a detachable or self-contained unit on an aircraft, spacecraft, vehicle, or vessel, having a particular function 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 second The first The fourth The third 8 What is the effect of the shortest stanza? To show an outpouring of water There is no effect To demonstrate a bursting pipe To convey the severity of drought 9 What is the poem's meter? Iambic trimeter Iambic pentameter Iambic tetrameter Free verse 10 Which is an example of onomatopoeia? mug fortune echo drip 11 What is onomatopoeia? The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named 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 repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants 12 Where has Dharker specified as the setting of "Blessing"? Bhalsw in Delhi Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Daravi in Bombay Dharavi in Mumbai 13 Is the exact setting (name of the community) specified in the poem? Yes—Daravi in Bombay Yes—Rajendra Nagar in Bangalore Yes—Dharavi in Mumbai No 14 Which of the following is not a symbol in the poem? Light Water Pots The municipal Pipe 15 What is the poem's tone? Critical, Hopeful Pensive, Happy Joyful, Celebratory Bitter, Bleak 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 to the people gathering Roar out from the pipe Flow towards the river 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. with pots, brass, copper, aluminium, plastic buckets every man woman child for streets around butts in and naked children screaming in the liquid sun 19 Which sense does Dharker particularly engage with in this poem? Gustatory Olfactory Auditory Tactile 20 Which is a synecdoche? and naked children screaming in the liquid sun, frantic hands the sudden rush The skin cracks like a pod. 21 What is synecdoche? A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated. 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 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 fellow community member A lover Deity A child 23 Which of the following is NOT an explicit theme in the poem? The active struggle between the community and the government The presence of children Drought The importance of water 24 What does water transform into when the pipe bursts? A killing force An angry god A form of currency and a blessing A form of currency that causes strife 25 What do the children reveal as being necessary to life? Enjoyment, gratitude, and play Resilience, street smarts, and enjoyment Prayer, presence, and obedience Gratitude, solemnity, and prayer
