What does the poet mean by ' slag heap'??

the children of the slum are extremely starved and malnourished. they are so thin that when they sit their bones peep out of their skin and they appear like slag of bones. their world is full of dirt and garbage and they spend their life raking these slag heaps.  
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Slag heap means wastage here poet refers to the body of each child of the slum. They’re like wastage of educated world dumped in garbage.
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'slag heap' referd in the poem elementary school means that the children who are sitting in the classroom live a miserable life in a slum. all their surroundings is dirt and there is no hope for them to get out of there and see the beautiful world.


actually it just says that the students are in a slum which is dirty.
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Here slag heap refers to waste which implies lack of education and the hygiene of the slum .
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This phrase describes about the miserable life of the children living in the slum. They are living in a foggy present and have gloomy future. They are pressured to live in such a harsh and dirty condition from where coming out is very difficult.. Hope it helps
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