Consider the following lines from the poem, The Bright Lights of Sarajevo :

‘Queuing with empty canisters of gas
to get the refills they wheel home in prams,
or queuing for the precious meagre grams
of bread they’re rationed to each day,' (lines 2 - 5)

What is significant about the imagery of civilians carrying canisters of gas ‘in prams’?

Select TWO or more valid interpretations.

Question

Consider the following lines from the poem,  The Bright Lights of Sarajevo : 
 
     ‘Queuing with empty canisters of gas 
 to get the refills they wheel home in prams, 
 or queuing for the precious meagre grams 
 of bread they’re rationed to each day,'  (lines 2 - 5)

What is significant about the imagery of civilians carrying canisters of gas ‘in prams’? 
 
 Select TWO or more valid interpretations.

Answer

The image of the pram emphasises the youth of those queuing for rations.

Answer

The image of the pram emphasises that war does not discriminate between old and young.

Answer

The image of the pram emphasises the lack of basic necessities during war time.

Answer

The image of the pram emphasises how ‘precious’ gas had become as a resource to the people of Sarajevo.

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