Winter

Cards (10)

Society 
"Roses of mold from ceiling to wall"
Shows how society has forgotten them and that they are seen as less important and forgotten
Optimism 
"Mother and daughter"
They are together and have each other through these harsh conditions and bad time
Pesamism 
"Condemned to stand and not crash"
Shows that the building should have been knocked down and should not still be standing
Chance encounters 
"The man lies late"
Shows them meeting was not intended but a coincidence
Opening Lines
"Mean wind wanders"
Shows right from the start that this is going to be about poverty due to the double meaning of wind
Closing Lines
"An air to poor to rob"
Shows they are stuck in severe poverty and many never escape it
Helping Others 
"Mother and daughter"
They are there for each other to help each other and look out for one another as family does they are each others rocks
People 
"Mother and daughter" "the man"
The people featured in the sonnet and that the sonnet is saying we need to help
Places
"Four stories have no windows left to smash"
Shows how awful the place is and how dangerous and rough the area seems to be
Speakers role 
Written as a sonnet so he is not involved love letter to Glasgow and the people who live there it is trying to imply they deserve better

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