Question

what does cramped holes mean?

Answer 1

Answer:

cramped holes refers to their homes are very small like holes.

Answer 2

"Cramped holes means their houses are very small like holes"

Explanation:

                    This poem emulate the communal disharmony and inequalities in society that existed at that time. Through the poem, the poet wants to direct everybody’s attention to the predicament of poor students studying in a slum area. The poet feels that these kids gain a fair chance in life with all the basic facilities and amenities such as food, education, and cheerful environment to study just like other children. He points out the broken education and social system that force these kids to pursue in their parents footsteps.

The poet wish to bring a positive change in the lives of these students so that they do not become criminals.The poet Stephen Spender wrote the poem ‘An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum’ and issued it in 1964. The lines of the poem describe how declining the condition of a slum school is. His point of views related to social norms, politics and children of the slums resonate pretty well in the lines of the poem. He observed the pain in the eyes of the children visiting the school to study.