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The poems "Blessing" and "Night of the scorpion" both describe an event. "Blessing" describes an event where a water pipe bursts in a small Indian village. "Night of the scorpion " describes an event in the past where the poet's mother was bitten by a scorpion and the ways the whole village became involved with the proceedings. "Blessing" is written by Imtiaz dharker. It describes the event of a water pipe bursting and the excitement it creates, especially among the children. The poet shows the water is valuable in the village in the first verse of the poem using imagery and a simile; "The skin cracks like a pod. There is never enough water". This tells us that the land is extremely dry, doesn't get much precipitation and is probably unsuitable for growing crops. This suggests the village is poor and needs to work together to survive. That first...

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