aby is the hiss of the water from the pond and the 8 roaring steel river, 9 and the eyes of adults passing by 10 dart around like bubbles of boiling water - 11 this small boy will die one day 12 his lips stuck together, glued by the glue he smokes 1. What is the setting of this poem? 2. Quote FIVE consecutive words to prove that the following statement is FALSE. The boy has a home. (1) Refer to line 3. ('the huge jacket... onto his ears') Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. 'The huge jacket' is a symbol of the boy being... A. neglected. B. snazzy. C. fashionable. D. negligent. efer to line 6. ('he is pinned ... footsteps passing by') a) In what way do the footsteps pin the boy down? b) Explain in your own words 'footsteps passing by. (1) Refer to line 5. ('the dirt screams a rotten smell) What does the poet mean by saying 'the dirt screams from his flesh'? Mention WO points. (2 er to lines 7-8. ('his lullaby is... roaring steel river') (1)
