Question

what does the 'sour cream' wall signify in the poem , an elementary school classroom in a slum' ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The walls of the colour is “sour cream” that suggests of white but it has a sour smell. It exhibits the depression, dejection and disappointment on the faces of slum school children. These walls suggest the decaying aspect and thereby the slum children are too in the pitiable as well as miserable state of affairs.