Living Space Flashcards
Enjambment and caesura in the opening lines, form reflects the lack of order
just not enough/ straight lines.
More Enjambment and it tells us what the issue is
That/ is the problem
everything is crooked
Nothing is flat/ or parallel
more evidence for haphazard building
Beams balance crookedly
Personification of this
Nails clutch at open seams
the line literally leans off the page, this use of form literally demonstrates the chaos
leans dangerously
this word is used with connotations of heaven but also described the buildings existence
towards the miraculous
despite the lack of order and all the chaos, people still live here
rough frame, someone has squeezed a living space
it is seen as crazy to even build here
even dared to place
literal explanation of the eggs
eggs in a wire basket
metaphor for eggs, they represent new life and fragility within chaos
fragile curves of white
it is a ‘universe’ of chaos
dark edge of a slanted universe
the eggs are a representation of how life is held together by strong faith that is also fragile
bright, thin walls of faith.
why was the poem written
to explain the miracle that is Slums in Mumbai
where was the poet born and what is her heritage
she grew up in Scotland but was born in Pakistan
