The Emigrèe Flashcards
1
Q
‘There was once a _________ / My ________ of it is sunlight clear’
A
Country, memory
2
Q
‘But I am branded by an impression of ________’
A
Sunlight
3
Q
‘But I can’t get it off my ________, for it tastes of sunlight’
A
Tongue
4
Q
‘My shadow falls as _________ of sunlight’
A
Evidence
5
Q
‘They accuse of __________, they circle me’
A
Absence
6
Q
Themes:
A
-Loss and absence
-Memory
-Identity
-Individual experience
