Starter quiz
- If something is "crooked" it is ....
- straight and linear
- out of shape ✓
- out of order
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- If something is miraculous it is...
- extremely unfortunate
- extraordinary and hard to believe ✓
- extremely rare and valuable
- uncomfortable and unpleasant
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- The person whose perspective the poem is written from is called the ...
- 'speaker' ✓
- What is enjambment?
- attribution of human characteristics to non-human things
- a reflective poem that laments the loss of someone or something
- the continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line, stanza or couplet ✓
- a stanza or a poem consisting of four lines
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- What is social inequality?
- the amount of wealth a person has in society
- the unequal distribution of wealth and/or opportunities within society ✓
- the belief that charity should support the vulnerable
- a leader's concern with making society fair for everyone
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- Match the terminology up to its definition.
- enjambment⇔the continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line ✓
- metaphor⇔comparing two things using the verb "to be" ✓
- imagery⇔the use of words or figurative language to create vivid pictures ✓
- caesura⇔a pause or a break in a line of verse, often marked by punctuation ✓
Exit quiz
- Who wrote the poem 'Living Space'?
- Wilfred Owen
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Simon Armitage
- Imtiaz Dharker ✓
- Carol Ann Duffy
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- Select the countries that Imtiaz Dharker has lived in.
- Scotland ✓
- Egypt
- India ✓
- Australia
- Turkey
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- 'Living Space' is about the challenging living conditions of communities living in the ______ in Mumbai, and their resourcefulness in the face of adversity.
- 'slum' ✓
- Which word from the poem 'Living Space' shows Dharker's admiration for the communities living in the slums?
- "fragile"
- "dangerously"
- "slanted"
- "dared" ✓
- "thrust"
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- Which of the following statements about the slums in Mumbai are true?
- The slums in Mumbai are some of the most densely-populated areas of India . ✓
- The slums are located far away from the skyscrapers in Mumbai.
- The slums are used as waste-dumping grounds for various companies across Mumbai. ✓
- Despite being overcrowded, the slums are clean and sanitary.
- Only adults are allowed to live in the slums.
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- Why might Dharker have written 'Living Space'?
- to celebrate the economy of the city of Mumbai
- to criticise the buildings and homes that the slum communities have created
- to celebrate the resilience and resourcefulness of the people living in the slum ✓
- to celebrate the wealthy for their assistance in creating homes in the slums
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Key learning points
- The poem describes the unsafe living conditions of the slums in Mumbai.
- Dharker illustrates the adversity these slum communities face, but celebrates their resourcefulness and resilience.
- She illustrates how faith unites this community.
- Dharker celebrates human beings’ incredible capacity for innovation and invention in the face of adversity.
Common misconception
Students think that Dharker is critical of the structures in the slums.
Though Dharker portrays how dangerous these buildings are, she also shows great admiration of the slum community's resourcefulness in building theses structures - she celebrates their fortitude and resilience in the face of adversity.
Keywords
Resilience - the ability to adapt well in the face of adversity
Resourcefulness - the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties
Social inequality - the unequal distribution of wealth and/or opportunities within society
Slum - an overcrowded street or district inhabited by people in poverty
Miraculous - extremely surprising or difficult to believe
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