The Emigrée Flashcards
Who is the author of the Emigree ?
Carol Rumens
What is the context of the Emigree ?
Millions of people have been displaced, because their mother-land is a war zone.
What is the form and structure of The Emigree ?
Enjambment
Motif of sunlight
Ellipsis and caesura
Three stanzas
What is the tone of the Emigree ?
Cheerful
Fear
Melancholy
Disappointment
What are the themes of the Emigree ?
Power of humans
Power of memory
War
Identity
Childhood
Racism
How is repetition used in the Emigree ?
It may be at war, it may be sick with tyrants
How is synesthesia used in The Emigree ?
‘impression of sunlight’ ‘It tastes of sunlight’
How is personification used in the Emigree?
‘sick with tyrants’
How is pathetic fallacy used in the Emigree ?
“memory of it’s sunlight-clear”
How are similes used in the Emigree ?
“docile as paper’
