The Emigreé Flashcards
1
Q
‘There once was a country’
A
This use of temporal deities from the outset creates a childlike tone to the poem
2
Q
‘sunlight-clear’
A
The theme of sunlight is referred to repeatedly
3
Q
‘That child’s vocabulary’
A
The theme of language is used here to show how the narrator hasn’t moved on from her childhood
4
Q
‘It tastes of sunlight’
A
This use of gustatory imagery shows the narrator delight in the memory
5
Q
‘I have no passport’
A
This alludes to the pain and conflict inflicted by man-made borders
6
Q
‘accuse me […] accuse me’
A
This use of emphatic repetition shows the persecution the narrator endures in their new home by creating a violent tone
