Muliebrity by Sujata Bhatt

This is a reflective poem

• True

• False

'I have thought so much' is used three times. This is an example of

• Anaphora

• Assonance

• Juxtaposition

Which of these is not a theme in the poem

• Femininity

• Masculinity

• Contrasting lives

A large section of the poem is enjambed, what does this reflect?

• The authors thoughts tumbling over each other

• She didn't like to use punctuation at the end of sentences

• To give the reader time to think

This poem is about

• A woman in rural India collecting cow dung to use as a fuel source

• A poet struggling to decide how she should construct an image of a rural woman in India

• The sacrifice a woman in rural India makes in order to provide for her family and the misconceptions of tourists who see her

• The though processes leading up to death

The author uses the words, 'greatness, power and glistening cheekbones' to describe the woman collecting cow dung because

• She wants us to view the woman as miserable

• She wants us to view the woman with dignity and respect

• She wants to challenge our preconceptions of people living in, what we would refer to as, poverty

• She was in awe of the woman

The poet refuses to describe the woman in great detail because

• She doesn't want the woman to be reduced to a tourist snapshot

• She isn't a very good poet

• She can't think of the words to use

Muliebrity has a clear rhyme scheme and structure

• True

• False

The simple vocabulary of the poem reflects

• The simple rural life and the routine of the woman's occupation

• That the poet was in a rush

• How the poet viewed the woman and her surroundings

In the poem there is a cacophony of smells, what does this mean

• There is a variety of pleasant smells

• There is a variety of contrasting smells

• There is a variety of unpleasant smells