Living Space Flashcards
beams balance…
crookedly on supports thrust off the vertical
what is the effect of the quote ‘beams balance crookedly on supports thrust off the vertical’
‘crookedly’ ‘thrust’ are chaotic verbs which display society is not uniform and this is reflected on place
the whole…
structure leans dangerously towards the miraculous
what is the impact of the word ‘miraculous’?
it is the volta, and the rest of the poem is hopeful (juxtaposition of insiders vs outsiders)
and even dares…
to place these eggs in a wire basket
what is analysis of ‘dared to place these eggs in a wire basket’
the metaphor displays the place’s capability for danger and its fragility
bright…
thin walls of faith
what is the effect of the light imagery in the poem?
there is positivity and hope