Blessing

In the poem en championshipd “Blessing” by Imtiaz Dhaker, the title in this poem is able to emphasize the central proposition; the poem explores a certain type of people, presumably an African tribe which can be deduced “From the huts” mentioned in the poem, who are in critical condition concerning the lack of weewee. It is substantiate that water is a shortage amongst their people and that its occasional presence in their lives serves as a blessing from God. It is evident in the poem that the Men, charwoman and children are suffering in a drought, where the slightest “drip” of water is considered be the voice of a “ hearty God”, of where it becomes clear that the poem is trying to convey how water is a primordial element in life and blessing.




The speaker of the poem appears to be one of the people who are suffering, which can be untrue from the beginning of the poem, where the portion tries to “Imagine the drip” of water, the word ‘ sound off’ in this line is what gives its strength in effectiveness, because here the persona is in such need and desperation for water that he is imagining how wonderful it is to have a bit of water, that even the smallest amounts of it as a “drip” would be the “voice of a kindly God”, or in other words, a hand from God in the form of a blessing, at which prefigure where we also see religious views be introduced into the poem.
The poem is integrated into 4 different stanzas, where there is a noticeable increase in number of lines as we progress through the stanzas. I found this interesting, because a pattern could be noticed deep down the poem. In Stanza one, There is lack of water, with no sound being mentioned; whereas in stanza 2, there is a “small splash” of water, creating an ‘ replica’, and this effect continues in stanza 3 and 4 where water becomes profuse as a “sudden rush of fortune”, and the period of time has found “a roar of...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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