Emigree Flashcards

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poet

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carol rumens

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context

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she lived abroad, reason for which she largely writes about foreign cultures, langiage and customs

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“there once was a country”,

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establishes a fantastical tone to highlight the fact that the place described is a memory rather than a reality. romanticised by the idealism of yout

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purpose of ellispsis

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further present the unreliability of the memory, creating pauses to force the readers to gather their thoughts

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the emigree

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English “the” and the French “Emigreé”. This establishes the idea of two conflicting
cultures and identities.

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