Emigree Quotes, form and structure Flashcards

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Q

I ____ it’s hair and _____ it’s _______ _________.

A

I comb it’s hair and love it’s shining eyes.

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There once was a _____….I left it as a _____but my _____of it is _____-c_____

A

There once was a country….I left it as a child but my memory of it is sunlight-clear

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My _____hides _____ me. They _____ death,

and my _____ falls as _____ of _____

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My city hides behind me. They mutter death,

and my shadow falls as evidence of sunlight

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Structure

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free verse, enjambment, caesura - all this combined causes a sense of chaos. This reflects the lack of power felt by the speaker.
There is a regular stanza length- maybe trying to make order of the chaos. the last stanza is longest because she doesn’t want to leave the dance.
Final word- sunlight- indicates that finally, love wins and she does really like the city.

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