blessing

Question 1

blessing big ideas

Answer 1

poverty and desperation
drought and the essential nature of water
links between life and religion

Question 2

blessing structure

Answer 2

Dharker has stated that she prefers irregular rhythms
initial couplet emphasises the lack of water with syntax emphasising never; quatrain introduces the idea of water but only a drip and small splash
longest stanza reflects the flow of water, final emphasises the children excited celebration
opening lines are end stopped which suggests the lack of water
increasing use of enjambment highlights the flow of water and movement of people
caesura creates pauses, highlighting surprise

Question 3

blessing form

Answer 3

open form, free sever perhaps suggests unpredictable nature of event
third person omniscient narrator is an observer in a similar position to the reader