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Compare the ways an event is described in Blessing with the ways an event is described in one other poem Both "Blessing" and "Night of the Scorpion" describe the reactions of a community to a sudden and dramatic event. In "blessing" a "municipal pipe" bursts leading to a "sudden rush" as "every man woman child for streets around" arrives to collect water in whatever container they can find. Their frantic rush shown through Dharker's lack of commas in this list illustrated the rarity of such an event, In a culture where there "never is enough water." The event described in "Night..." attracts a similar amount of attention. The stinging of the poet's mother by a scorpion results in "swarms" of peasants entering the family's home. This image of a swarm suggests both their great number and their unwelcome presence, perhaps because of their passive attendance in the room does nothing to...

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