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Carpet Weavers, Morocco

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  • What do you know about the culture of carpet weavers?
  • What does the line "they watch their flickering knots like television" mean?
  • What is the tone of the poem?
  • What happens in the third stanza?
  • What happens in the second stanza?
  • Why might the poem be seen as ambiguous?
  • What does the line "the children are hard at work in the school of days" mean?
  • What happens in the final stanza?
  • What is the structure of the poem?
  • What is the effect of the sibilance in "it will be spread by servants in the mosque"?
  • Is Rumens criticising child labour in her poem?
  • Why does this line stand out: "Their assorted heights would make a melodious chime"?
  • How might the line "the carpet will travel in the merchant's truck" hint at exploitation?
  • What are the main themes of the poem?
  • What happens in the first stanza?
  • What does the line "the children are at the loom of another world" mean?
  • "Their braids are oiled and black, their dresses bright" - how does this line show a contrast?
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