WorksheetsMuliebrity by Sujata Bhatt
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
