Living Space Flashcards
Context on Imtiaz Dharker
C___________, _____-________ poet
Born in ________, raised in ________
Lives in the __ + ______ (India)
Dharker = p___, a_____t + f________
She tries to raise _________ of how people in other ________ live
Use _____________ perspective throughout her _______
Contemporary, multi-cultural poet
Born in Pakistan, raised in Scotland
Lives in the UK + Mumbai (India)
Dharker = poet, artist + filmmaker
She tries to raise awareness of how people in other cultures live
Use multicultural perspective throughout her writing
Context on Imtiaz Dharker
Poem about the Mumbai _____
Asia’s _______ slum - ________ of people live there - exact number _______
People move here from _____ areas for hope of a ______ life
Limited access to e__________, _____ water, ____ + e________
_______ poverty
Poem about the Mumbai slums
Asia’s largest slum - millions of people live there - exact number unknown
People move here from rural areas for hope of a better life
Limited access to electricity, clean water, food + education
Extreme poverty
Quotes/Form/Structure of the Poem
Dharker critics the _____ _______of the Mumbai _____, which contain ‘not enough ________ _____.’ The use of e_________ in the poem mirrors the ______ of the slums, being d__________ built suggesting that the poet wants the ______ to be _____ of the slums _______
Dharker critics the build quality of the Mumbai slums, which contain ‘not enough straight lines.’ The use of enjambment in the poem mirrors the design of the slums, being dangerously built
suggesting that the poet wants the reader to be aware of the slums dangers
Quotes/Form/Structure of the Poem
Dharker zooms in on _____ details that ‘______’ the slums ________. ‘B____ b______ _________’ contains a___________of the hard constant ‘_’ tying the phrase ________ complimented by e_________, making the phrase feel _____ to overall put an odd t______ on this phrase showing non-__________. This links to the similar _______ found in s_________ that make up the _____
Dharker zooms in on small details that ‘clutch’ the slums together. ‘Beams balance crookedly’ contains alliteration of the hard constant ‘B’ tying the phrase together complimented by enjambment, making the phrase feel split to overall put an odd tension on this phrase showing non-uniformity. This links to the similar tension found in structures that make up the slums
Quotes/Form/Structure
Dharker squeezes a small ______ between t__ ______ stanzas like when the slum ___________ ‘________ a ______ _____’ in their _______ populated area to highlight the __________ of living there, to trigger _______ from the reader.
Dharker squeezes a small stanza between two larger stanzas like when the slum inhabitants ‘squeezed a living space’ in their densely populated area to highlight the difficulty of living there, to trigger empathy from the reader.
Quotes/Imagery of the Poem
Dharker creates a d_________ image of the w___ structure as ‘nails ______ at open _____’ this p______________ of the slums tells the reader that they have connotations of p________ and f________, suggesting the i__________ of the slums.
Dharker creates a depressing image of the weak structure as ‘nails clutch at open seams’ this personification of the slums tells the reader that they have connotations of precarity and fragility, suggesting the instability of the slums.
Quotes/Imagery of the Poem
Dharker contrasts the ________ tone presented throughout the poem by providing h___ through the placement of ‘____ in a ____ ______’. This s_______ mirrors the h___ inhabitants of the slum feel of a better ____ that is f______ and un_______
Dharker contrasts the cautious tone presented throughout the poem by providing hope through the placement of ‘eggs in a wire basket’. This symbolism mirrors the hope inhabitants of the slum feel of a better life that is fragile and uncertain.
Quotes/Imagery of the Poem
Dharker further explores a h______ tone in the _____ stanza by picturing the ‘______, ____ walls of _____’ this oxymoron suggests that on the one hand the slum could c_______ at any moment due to the extreme _______ j__________ the fragile h___ people have of a ______ live by moving to the _____
Dharker further explores a hopeful tone in the final stanza by picturing the ‘bright, thin walls of faith’ this oxymoron suggests that on the one hand the slum could collapse at any moment due to the extreme poverty juxtaposing the fragile hope people have of a better live by moving to the slums
Quotes/Language of the Poem
Dharker declares the lack of ‘________ _____’ is the ‘_______’ in the slums. This d__________ statement is an o__________ from the poet with a lack of e______ suggesting that the speaker is u_____ to do ________ about the in_________ of the slums, making the reader feel t_______ for the ‘_______’.
Dharker declares the lack of ‘straight lines’ is the ‘problem’ in the slums. This declarative statement is an observation from the poet with a lack of emotion suggesting that the speaker is unable to do anything about the instability of the slums, making the reader feel targeted for the ‘problem’.
Quotes/Language of the Poem
Dharker believes the slum leans towards the ‘__________’ s__________ the hope the inhabitants feel of a better ______. Dharker i________ the un__________ structure makes it seem a__-l___, when in reality it is at the brink of c_______.
Dharker believes the slum leans towards the ‘miraculous’ symbolizing the hope the inhabitants feel of a better future. Dharker idolising the unimpressive structure makes it seem awe-like, when in reality it is at the brink of collapse.
Quotes/Language of the Poem
Dharker pictures the slums as ‘bright ____ _____ of _____’. The use of r________ tone mirrors the people’s b_____ of a better life by m_____ to the slums, which seems to be the only thing keeping them a____. It also highlights the e______ p______ and suffering occurring here highlighting the f________ of the people’s l____.
Dharker pictures the slums as ‘bright thin walls of faith’. The use of religious tone mirrors the people’s belief of a better life by moving to the slums, which seems to be the only thing keeping them alive. It also highlights the extreme poverty and suffering occurring here highlighting the fragility of the people’s lives.
Develop some more ideas for me about the poem
Living Space begins with a ________ tone pointing out the d______ of the slum with ‘just not ______ ________ _____’
As the poem progresses the ‘______, ____ walls of _____’ provide a refreshing h______ tone for the inhabitants in M_____
Living Space begins with a critical tone pointing out the dangers of the slum with ‘just not enough straight lines’
As the poem progresses the ‘bright, thin walls of faith’ provide a refreshing hopeful tone for the inhabitants in Mumbai
Overall themes of the Poem
F____ and W______
S____ of P____
Faith and Worship
Sense of Place
