Origionally Flashcards
1
Q
red room which fell through the fields
A
- red suggests danger and uncertainty
- alliteration x2
- travelling downward towards England
- no sense of control
2
Q
my brothers cried , one of them bawling
A
- contrast to the mother singing
- anxious and upset
- different to later in the poem
3
Q
I stared at the eyes of a blind toy, holding its paw
A
- contrast to noisy family
- symbol of childhood
- echoes her uncertainty
- metaphor
4
Q
all childhood is an emigration
A
- central image of the poem
- metaphor
- childhood is a state of constant change
5
Q
some are slow…. others are sudden
A
- structure is elongated
- emphasises slow stages of childhood
- speaker is lost down a long winding road
6
Q
your accent wrong
A
- voice is a fundamental part
- to be wrong is a loss of identity, doesn’t fit in
7
Q
my parents anxiety stirred like a loose tooth
A
- contrast to stanza one, now her parents aren’t so jolly
- unforgettable, niggling away, irritating
8
Q
I want our own country I said
A
- italics for direct speech
- echoes the first line
- reminds us of youth
