An Elemenary school classroom in a slum Flashcards

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The tone in the poem is one of…

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Criticism

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Explain what the ‘weighed-down head’ shows about the girl

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The girl is both physically and emotionally exhausted

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Why does the speaker refer to the stunted boy as an ‘unlucky heir’?

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He inherited the disease from his father

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State 3 things that are displayed on the class walls.

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A picture of Shakespeare
A map
A picture of a Tyrolese valley

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Explain what is meant with a future ‘painted with fog’

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Their future remains bleak
There are no chances of improvement
Their future is not promising
Their prospects will not get better

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Describe the children in the classroom

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They are malnourished
They are pale
Their hair is untidy
Some have big eyes
Some have diseases
Some children are deformed
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How is the child at the back of the class different?

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He is a dreamer
He has an active imagination
He is not affected by his circumstances as much as the others.

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How does the poet feel about the ‘donations’?

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He is against the donations as they reveal a world that is foreign to the children with which they cannot identify.

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What is suggested by a ‘lead sky’

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The children are trapped and that they are heavily burdened.

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Quote 2 words to describe the children’s home circumstances.

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‘cramped holes’

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Name an experience the speaker wishes the children to have.

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He wishes them to get out of the slum
He wishes them to experience nature/ a beach / green fields.
He wishes them to read/experience literature / good education

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How does the speaker feel towards the children?

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He is sympathetic and passionate.

He describes their conditions in which they live vividly. He appeals to the authorities to intervene.

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