Originally Quotes & Analysis

Question 0

My brothers cried, one of them bawling Home

Answer 0

‘Bawling’ uses effective word choice to convey the strength of the feeling
Home is capitalised and repeated on the next line to emphasise the strength

Question 1

We came from our own country in a red room

Which fell through the fields

Answer 1

Opening lines introduce the idea of emigration but are ambiguous

‘Our own country’ reinforces the sense of belonging to where Duffy is leaving (Glasgow)

‘Red room’ - childish / naive description of a train/car - introduces how children can see the world in different, often confused ways

‘Fell through the fields’ - aliiteration of ‘f’ sound and the image creates a sense of lack of control of the experience