"At back of the dim class
One unnoted ,sweet and young................other than this." the extract is from An elementary school classroom in a slum .
Q1. why is the class dim?
Q2.why is the child called sweet and young?
Q3.what is the significance of the phrase,"other than this"?

ans.1 - the classroom is dim as there is no light. it indicates poor infrastructure .

ans2- the boy is said to be sweet and young as he is energetic and full of hope. he is dreaming about playing games in the open. apparently gloom has still not enveloped him.

ans3- the boy is shown dreaming about games which shows his lack of attention towards class. the poet says that the boy is interested in everything else other than what is going in the class.

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