Class: 12th Subject: English; Flamingo (AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN A SLUM) Summary of the poem; Question and Answers
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In this poem, Stephen Spender has brought out the miserable condition of the children studying in an elementary school in a slum. The childre are pale and unhealthy and some are even diseased. Their unkempt and dull hair has been compared to rootless weeds. One of the girls is ap with the miseries of poverty. One of the boys has inherited his father’s disease and has stunted growth. Another student is sitting unnoticed an play outdoors. The donations given to the school in the form of pictures, paintings and maps are meaningless for the children. They exhibit the and the privileged while the children in the slum have a future that is sealed and confined to the slum. Their future is dark and limited. The don only add to the frustration of the children. They are tempted to attain what would be unattainable for them. The only hope for them is the sup people like the governor, inspector or an influential visitor. The children in the slum can progress only if they are given good education and the into a world of opportunities and progress. The poet also states that history is made only by those people who have the power of knowledge. He letting the children into a free world