Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker Poetry Essay In this assignment I will write about how life in other cultures in the poems “Blessing” by Imtiaz Dharker and “An old woman” by Arun Kolkata. “Blessing” by Imtiaz Dharker is a poem set in Asia. The people of the slum suffer in terrible conditions‚ the poet describes the reactions of people in the village when a water pipe bursts and shows how precious it is to them. “An old woman” by Arun Kholkatur is a poem also set in Asia. It is about an old
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Commentary- Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker Imtiaz Dharker’s poem describes rain as its blessing to a dry place‚ as the short direct sentences in the first stanza suggests there was no hope on that land: “There never is enough water.” The line shows the desperateness of rain as it sets a negative tone to start the poem. However‚ as the poem progress‚ there was an increase in hope and energy‚ seen from the energetic and positive language such as‚ “rush”‚ “bursts”‚ “crashes” and “roar”. These are
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The poem blessing‚ by imtiaz dharker depicts the desperation of water in a place which is a victim of drought. the poet has very vividly described the unfortunate situation and has also made the reader sympathize greatly with the poverty sticken people of this area. The poet begins the poem with a simile “the skin cracks like a pod” which appeals to the visual imagery of the reader as it paints a picture of people with very dry skin in the readers mind. This simile is used very effectively as it
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In what ways does Imtiaz Dharker use language and structure to convey her ideas in ’Blessing’? Blessing is a poem which creates a celebratory scene as well as being ominous and disturbing. Under the visible good fortune and exhilaration of the scene are darker ideas about the poverty and the religious expression of the people in the poverty ridden suburbs of large third world cities‚ originating from Imtiaz Dharker’s firsthand experience of living in India during the dry season and witnessing
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THE RIGHT WORD by Imtiaz Dharker Imtiaz Dharker’s poem “The Right Word” focuses on a figure that is in the shadows outside the narrator’s house. It is noticeable that the word “outside” appears in the first seven of the poem’s nine stanzas‚ and the word “shadows” or “shadow” in the first six. Because the figure is in the shadows‚ it is difficult to make out who or what he is‚ and so the narrator is searching for the right word to identify him. The first stanza describes the figure as “lurking”
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MIS REPORT ON IMTIAZ SUPER STORE Back in the early 1960s‚ Hakim Khan Abbasi opened up a general store in Karachi’s Bahadurabad neighbourhood. He named the shop after his son‚ Imtiaz and always focused on establishing strong relationships with customers. Since that time‚ the neighbourhood store has been expanding into a retail chain that operates multiple outlets throughout the port city. Imtiaz Abbasi‚ the son after whom the store has been named and who took the reins of the Company from his
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Compare and Contrast ‘Sonnet 130’ with ‘Blessing’ In this essay I am going to discuss and explore ‘Sonnet 130’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker. I will focus on the differences and similarities between both poems in terms of language‚ themes and poetic devices. I feel that ‘Sonnet 130’ seems to imply the fact that Shakespeare is insulting his Mistress. He does so by saying what she is not. He says negative things about her
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Comparing the attitudes towards terrorism in ‘Out of the Blue’ (Simon Armitage) and ‘The Right Word’ (Imtiaz Dharker) The use of dramatic monologue allows Armitage to explore the thoughts and feelings of a victim of conflict. This extract comes from a much longer poem called ‘Out of the Blue’‚ commissioned by Channel 5 for the fifth anniversary of the bombing of the Twin Towers in 2001. The powerful TV images of the planes flying into the buildings‚ the subsequent fires and the collapse of the
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Compare “Island Man” by Grace Nichols with “Blessing” by Imtiaz Dharker Water is a necessity of life and affects people both physically and mentally. The poets Grace Nichols and Imtiaz Dharker explore the different themes of water in their poems “Island Man” and “Blessing”. These two poems give us a perspective of the cultures and lives of the people described in the poems‚ but are based on the running theme of water. Although they appear to be very different‚ they do have some similarities. Looking
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