living space Flashcards
1
Q
who wrote living space?
A
Imtiaz Dharker
2
Q
what is living space about?
A
a crowded place where he lives, not a home
3
Q
where is this poem set
A
slums of mumbai
4
Q
structure
A
no regular rhyme scheme
looks like buildings leaning over, about to fall
5
Q
“the bright walls of faith”
A
optimism for the future
6
Q
“these eggs in a wire basket”
A
comparing fragile eggs to humans in these dangerous conditions
7
Q
enjambement
A
carries on a sentence below to fit the structure
8
Q
“nails clutch”
A
uses personification to sound like fingers clutching on for life
