Blessing Flashcards
What would the extended metaphor tin silver gold represent throughout the poem
The wealth
What device is ‘blessing sings’
Personification
What device is liquid sun
Oxymoron and synathsthesia
What is synathsesia
The device used when two or more senses are mixed together
Why does the poet use children in his poem
Because children represent innocents and it makes us feel sympathetic that a pipe bursting is exiting for them
What does roar of tongs show
That everyone is running outside sticking their young’s out for the water
What is the poem about
A water pipe burst in the Indian slums and everyone is really happy
Who writ the poem
Ihmtiaz Dharker
What does the metaphor kindly god imply
That god has sent them water
What cultural conflict has Dharker experienced in her life
She feels like she doesn’t fit in anywhere because she was an indian girl in Scotland and a Scottish girl in India
