*Living Space* - Imitiaz Dharker

Question 1

context living space:

Answer 1

about the Drahvi slums in Mumbai
Darkher born in Pakistan - lived/lives in Glasgow
Dharker was an artist - linking to the abstract nature of Living Space

Question 2

structure Living Space:

Answer 2

2 large paragraphs with one ‘squeezed’ in the middle - like the houses
mixture of caesura and enjambment mimics slums

Question 3

‘not enough

Answer 3

straight lines’ - enjambment. depicts the lack of stability in the slum

Question 4

‘nails clutch

Answer 4

at open seams’ personification of clutching suggests desperateness - reflecting the people. ‘open seams’ as a metaphor for vulnerability

Question 5

‘leans dangerously

Answer 5

towards the miraculous’ - juxtaposition of adverb and adjective. symbolic of something beautiful coming out of nothing. hopeful tone

Question 6

‘someone has

Answer 6

squeezed a living space’ - rebellious

Question 7

‘eggs in

Answer 7

a wire basket’ - fragility of the area and people but also the daring

Question 8

‘fragile curves of

Answer 8

white hung over the dark edge’ - symbolism between light and dark

Question 9

‘slanted

Answer 9

universe’ - microcosm of the unfairness of the wider world

Question 10

‘thin walls

Answer 10

of faith’ - ends with a tone of hope showing how people can still thrive even in the harsh environment