'clouds have cleared away'- represents hopefulness, light, romance.

words suggests that the war has affected them.

'radar...signals'- describes communication, but these military-like
coexist peacefully.
even in the dark, suggesting that different ethnic groups are able to
'don't collide'- idea that young people don't bump into each other
struggling equallly.
suggests basic need for survival, suggesting how they all are
different dialects spoken by different ethnic groups. The word bread
'calls bread hjleb or hleb or calls it kruh'- these wrods represent the
'meagre grams'- treated as gold. Gold is often measured in grams.
babies.
'they wheel home in prams'- this suggests it is as precious as their
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'stroller's stride'- Alliteration further emphasises idea of relaxation,
stroll.
'death-deep, death dark wells'- alliteration combines the idea of
beauty represented by the sound of the words with the destruction
represented in the meaning of the words. The boy sees the reflection
of the stars, represents juxtaposition of love and hate in the poem.
'tonight in Sarajevo that's just not the case'- After list of problems
experienced in the city, the poet raises the idea of something
surprising that people still go out onto the streets in the evening- life
goes on. An enjambment is used to carry over the rhyming couplet
from stanza 1 to 2. This technique reinforces the idea of life continuing
despite everything.
 continuity, love.
Rhyme scheme= Rhyming couplets representing harmony and
Written in 5 stanzas
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'clear for bomber's eye'- ironic, not hopeful after all but in fact made
the city an easy target.
'splintered Pleiades'- even the stars are shattered because of the war.
'Bright Lights of Sarajevo'- Literally, the bright lights are the reflections
of the night and stars observed by the boy. Metaphorically, the bright
lights are the young people themselves as their resilience and hope is
a light for the city.