Blessing 2013

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Imtiaz Dharkar's Poem 'line by line' analysis for use with G8 poetry

Transcript of Blessing 2013

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‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker‘Blessing’ is a poem about a society that does not have enough water.

The poem is set in Dharavi, Mumbai’s largest slum.

Dharavi is a place of temporary housing and as it is an unofficial settlement, water is always scarce.

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The skin cracks like a pod.

There is never enough water. Simile – shows how

dry the environment

is.

Lack of water is a constant

problem. This is what the poem is

about.

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Imagine the drip of it,the small splash, echo

Onomatopoei

a - small sounds.They are

imagining

having water.

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in a tin mug,

the voice of a kindly god.

The water is

described as t

he

voice of g

od. This

shows t

he people in

the poem are

religious.

Water is personified.

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Sometimes, the sudden rushof fortune. The municipal pipe bursts,silver crashes to the ground

Water is described as being precious and

valuable.

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and the flow has founda roar of tongues. From the huts,a congregation: every man womanchild for streets around

No com

mas i

n

“eve

ry m

an

woman ch

ild” –

emphasis

es the

rush

.

Roar = loud sound vs “drip” in line 3.

The word “congregation” emphasises that this is a

religious society.

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butts in, with pots,brass, copper, aluminium,plastic buckets,frantic hands,

Cheap materials –

indicates a

poor society.

Compare to

water – silver.

They are desperate for water.

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and naked childrenscreaming in the liquid sun,their highlights polished to perfection,flashing light,as the blessing singsover their small bones.