Summarize the poem "An Abandoned Bundle" by Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali, including its key events, themes, and literary devices.

Here's what happens in the poem:

• The poem starts by describing a dirty, yellow morning mist that covers the houses, making it hard to see and breathe.
• Then, hungry dogs are fighting over something that is moving.
• Someone throws a brick at the dogs, and they run away.
• What they were fighting over was a dead baby left on a pile of trash. It's a very sad and shocking discovery.
• The poem ends by talking about the baby's mother, who is gone, described as looking pure and innocent.

The poem shows how hard and sad life can be for some people.

Here are some notes for you to write:

• Title: "An Abandoned Bundle" - This means a baby was left alone.

• Poet: Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali - He wrote this poem.

• Stanza 1: The morning air was dirty and yellow, like a yucky sore.

• Stanza 2: The dirty air covered houses, like fish stuck in a net.

• Stanza 3: Hungry dogs fought over a moving bundle.

• Stanza 4: The bundle was a dead baby left on trash. This is very sad.

• Stanza 5: The baby's mother was gone, described as pure.

• Alliteration: This is when words close together start with the same sound, like "morning mist" or "bandanas of blood."

• Simile: This is when you compare two different things using the words "like" or "as," like "smothered... like fish caught in a net."