Boxes
The capital
The road
100

Describe the living conditions of the apartment in the boxes.

The living conditions were cramped and confined.

100

in this line which word symbolises the attractiveness of the city? “Yet with orchestras and glances, O, you betray us”

Orchestra

100

what is the effect being created in this quote “I made the rising mood go back behind the shouldering hill”

it creates the feeling of being very fast and powerful. It makes it see like the speaker can reverse nature. It all shows the intensity of the journey 



200

Describe the conditions of the city outside the apartment.

The living conditions outside were disgusting and polluted.

200

what literary device is in this quote and how does it show the wealth and poor gap “O little restaurants where lovers eat each other Cafe where exiles have established a malicious village”

Metaphor, exiles are at malicious villages while others (non exiles) are at restaurants eating. This shows the wealth and poor gap

200

why does the writer compare “telephone poles” to “years” that “slipped into the pass”



 the writer compares there because it shows how fast time is moving during the journey. It makes readers feel that life is moving very quickly and can end in a blur

300

What did the quote “seven islands” suggest about the setting of the poem?

This suggests that the story was set in Mumbai.

300

Find and explain the change in tone between the first stanza and last stanza

 the tone in the first stanza is very seductive, the city is painted as a city to escape rules and have fun but the then the last stanza is haunting and threatening it’s not seductive anymore and it reveals th cities corruption

300

What was the writers effect in the quote "long black carpet"?

Metaphor, as the writer compared a long black carpet to the road.

400

What was the writer's effect of the quote “trampling underfoot” imply in the poem?

Metaphor and imagery, trampling underfoot was used to describe the overpopulation.

400

 the quote “Far from your light the outrages punitive father” what does the father stand for and why is it important that he’s away from the city

the father stands for rules and laws, punitive father is like a strict parent/person that will punish you for breaking these laws, so the fact that he’s far away from the city means that there’s more freedom and people can act without fearing any consequences 



500

What was the writer's effect used in the quote “giant stilts”?

Metaphor, the gap between the sky scrapers were used to compare to giant stilts of the sky.

500

How does the poem show the difference between what the city shows and shows from people. How does that show unfair power give an example



the poem shows a strong difference between what the city shows and hides, “in unlighted streets you hide away the appalling factories” and “but the sky you illumine your glow is visible” This shows unfair power because the city hides the pain they go through and shows off their power to trick people.

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