LS- context/content/structure

• context:

  • modern poet
  • written about squatter settlements in mumbai
  • caused by rural-urban migration
  • crime is rife
  • slums are dangerous, crammed and unhygienic
• content:

  • opens by describing a building, badly built and falling apart
  • someone lives inside despite the hazards
  • speaker goes on to notice a basket of eggs hanging outside the dilapidated structure- represents hope for the future
• structure:

  • irregular form
  • uneven line length
  • makes poem appear crooked, mirroring the buildings that are being described
  • caesuras break lines apart
  • enjambment suggests ongoing problems but also ongoing faith and optimism
  • small lines represent small living space