
1. Theme
1.1. Child Labour
1.1.1. A hard reality
1.1.2. "Another world" from what we are used to
1.1.3. "Free" verse (irony)
2. Figures of Speech
2.1. Metaphors
2.1.1. "Then they will lace the dark-rose veins of the tree-tops"
2.2. Similes
2.2.1. "Flickering knots like television"
2.3. Irony
2.3.1. "Would make a melodious chime."
2.3.1.1. Ironic due to their unheard voices
3. Imagery
3.1. Carpet
3.1.1. Escape (magic carpet)
3.1.2. Children's hopes, prayers and emotions
3.1.3. Magic carpet(escape)
3.1.4. Hopes and prayers of children
3.2. Children
3.2.1. Appearances
3.2.1.1. Ironic
3.2.1.2. False sense of security/hope
3.2.1.3. Assorted heights and colours
3.2.2. Life
3.2.2.1. Are taken for granted
3.2.2.2. Influenced by religion "Garden of Islam"
3.2.2.3. Forced to work harder and harder
3.2.2.4. Life long slavery
4. Language Techniques
4.1. Alliteration/Fricative
4.1.1. from...fingers...fly...freeze...frame
4.2. Rhythm/Rhyme Scheme
4.2.1. No rhyme scheme
4.2.2. Iambic Pentameter
4.2.3. Free Verse
4.3. Structure
4.3.1. 4 Stanzas with three lines each