An Elemenary school classroom in a slum Flashcards
The tone in the poem is one of…
Criticism
Explain what the ‘weighed-down head’ shows about the girl
The girl is both physically and emotionally exhausted
Why does the speaker refer to the stunted boy as an ‘unlucky heir’?
He inherited the disease from his father
State 3 things that are displayed on the class walls.
A picture of Shakespeare
A map
A picture of a Tyrolese valley
Explain what is meant with a future ‘painted with fog’
Their future remains bleak
There are no chances of improvement
Their future is not promising
Their prospects will not get better
Describe the children in the classroom
They are malnourished They are pale Their hair is untidy Some have big eyes Some have diseases Some children are deformed
How is the child at the back of the class different?
He is a dreamer
He has an active imagination
He is not affected by his circumstances as much as the others.
How does the poet feel about the ‘donations’?
He is against the donations as they reveal a world that is foreign to the children with which they cannot identify.
What is suggested by a ‘lead sky’
The children are trapped and that they are heavily burdened.
Quote 2 words to describe the children’s home circumstances.
‘cramped holes’
Name an experience the speaker wishes the children to have.
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
How does the speaker feel towards the children?
He is sympathetic and passionate.
He describes their conditions in which they live vividly. He appeals to the authorities to intervene.
