Living Space - People Flashcards
When was living space published?
1989
What did Imtiaz Dharker want to depict in the poem?
Wanted to depict the ramshackle living space that thousands endure every day.
Focussed on the slums of Mumbai
What does the structure reflect?
Reflects the slums them selves
What does the quote ‘balance crookedly on supports’ show and what can you pick out?
- not secure
- adverb ‘crookedly’
What does the quote ‘nails clutch at open seams’ show and what can you pick out?
- ‘nails clutch’ personification, desperation
- edges open, can fall apart, not complete
What does the quote ‘the whole structure leans dangerously’ show and what can you pick out?
- poem ‘leans’ over itself, this line hangs over the edge
- ‘dangerously’ adjective
- ‘leans’ verb
Why can you say about the quote ‘ even dared to place’ and what can you pick out?
- admiration
- danger
- risk
What can you say about ‘fragile curves of white’ and what can you pick out?
- ‘fragile’ adjective
- ‘white’ pure/positive
What can you say about the quote ‘a slanted universe’?
- ‘slanted’ adjective
- ‘universe’ metaphor
What can you say about the quote ‘bright, thin walls of faith’?
- ‘thin’ adjective
- faith can be fragile
- metaphor
- contrast to darkness
Complete the quote
‘Balance ______ on _______’
‘Balance crookedly in supports’
Complete the quote
‘Nails _____ at ______ _______’
‘Nails clutch at open seams’
Complete the quote
‘The whole _______ ________ dangerously’
‘The whole structure leans dangerously’
Complete the quote
‘Even ______ to place’
‘Even dared to place’
Complete the quote
‘______ curves of ______’
‘Fragile curves of white’
