Question

Awarding the world its world. And yet, for
these
Children, these windows, not this map, their
world,
Where all their future's painted with a fog.
A narrow street sealed in with a lead sky
Far far from rivers, capes, and stars of words.
1. What does the poet mean by 'open-
handed?
2. What can be seen through these
windows?
3. How is the children's world different
from the one on the map?​

Answer 1

Answer 1:

The poet here by the word open handed means the recreating or redrawing or reshaping the world map on the will of dictator .

Answer 2:

The uncertain and blur future of slum children can be seen through the window.

Answer 3:

Chlidren's world is very much different from that shown in the world because they are living inthe narrow slums and narrow lane of the city where as this is very much different from that shown in the map.

I hope my answer will help you.