Imtiaz Dharker - Blessing
Subjects / English / Poetry From Other Cultures: Cluster One
Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker is a poem set in Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia. The people of the slum suffer in terrible living conditions and there is a drought, so water is very scarce. The poet describes the reactions of the people living in the slum when a water pipe bursts, and shows how precious that water is to them. This title will take you through the context, subjects and themes, key images, important words and phrases, characters and viewpoints, structure and form, literary techniques, emotion, poet's intentions and effects of the poem. As you can see, there is a lot to write about for this poem, so don't be put off by the fact that it is quite short!
| Author: | Nicola Worgan | Publisher: | GCSEPod® |
| Narrator: | Victoria Sandison | ISBN: | 978-1-84906-142-1 |
| Video ISBN: | 978-1-84906-642-6 |
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- Context and the Poet's Intentions
- Subject and Themes
- Key Images
- Structure and Form
- Literary Techniques
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- Edxcel
- AQA
- CEA
- IGCSE (EdExcel)
- OCR
- SQA
- WJEC
- IGCSE (CiE)
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