Glasgow Sonnet I

Question 1

‘no windows left to smash’

Answer 1

-word choice
-uncared for , neglected, smashed, destroyed
-destroyed, smashed, no money to replace window
-apathy, lack of care, or lack of funds

Question 2

‘condemned’

Answer 2

-imagery, metaphor
-punishment used for criminals condemned to death
-not going to get the relief of being knocked down, sit to rot away

Question 3

‘cracks deepen’

Answer 3

-imagery, metaphor
-decaying, aging, breaking
-the community falling apart, no longer there
-the cracks physically worsening over time

Question 4

‘air too poor to rob’

Answer 4

-imagery, personification
-nothing of worth, even the air itself is worthless
-everything in the area is unvalued to society

Question 5

What are the theme of Glasgow Sonnet I?

Answer 5

-poverty
-sympathy for the people
-society’s indifference
-hopelessness
-isolation