Give one example to describe the irony in the poem 'An Elementary Classroom in a Slum'.
Dear student,
The donations that are being asked for are an element of irony.
All the things that have been put up on the sour cream walls of the classroom are symbolic of the rich people and are completely in contrast with the real state/situation or the condition in which the slum kids are living.
For instance:
Shakespeare's portrait hanging on the wall is described as 'wicked' in the third paragraph because the slum kids cannot relate to his work and words, which were made for the rich people of the society.
The cities filled with large structures or buildings are symbolic of progress, where the sky is much more clearer as compared to theirs, something which these kids have never witnessed.
And the open-handed map, which shows the entire world as a place like the beautiful valley of Tyrolese. But the truth is their window, which shows their real world, not as beautiful as the one depicted on the map.
Regards
The donations that are being asked for are an element of irony.
All the things that have been put up on the sour cream walls of the classroom are symbolic of the rich people and are completely in contrast with the real state/situation or the condition in which the slum kids are living.
For instance:
Shakespeare's portrait hanging on the wall is described as 'wicked' in the third paragraph because the slum kids cannot relate to his work and words, which were made for the rich people of the society.
The cities filled with large structures or buildings are symbolic of progress, where the sky is much more clearer as compared to theirs, something which these kids have never witnessed.
And the open-handed map, which shows the entire world as a place like the beautiful valley of Tyrolese. But the truth is their window, which shows their real world, not as beautiful as the one depicted on the map.
Regards