The Emigree

Question 1

“But my memory of it …

Answer 1

is sunlight clear “

Question 2

“It may be at war , …

Answer 2

it may be sick with tyrants “

Question 3

“But I am branded by an ….

Answer 3

Impression of sunlight “ .

Question 4

“The frontiers rise …

Answer 4

Between us “

Question 5

” I have no passport …

Answer 5

Theres no way back at all “

Question 6

“They accuse me of being dark in …

Answer 6

Their free city “

Question 7

“And my shadow falls as …

Answer 7

Evidence of sunlight “ .

Question 8

Who wrote emigree ?

Answer 8

Carol rumens

Question 9

What are the main themes of Carols work ?

Answer 9

Political troubles and displacement are the main themes .

Question 10

The title ‘ Emigree ‘ means what ?

Answer 10

Someone who leaves a country

Question 11

Finish this quote . ‘There once … . What atmosphere does it create ?

Answer 11

was a country ‘ . Creates a utopian atmosphere , almost like the start of a fairytale . Sense of loss .

Question 12

‘Sunlight clear ‘ suggests what ?

Answer 12

That her memories of the country are vivid and positive

Question 13

‘It seems ‘ and ‘I am told ‘ suggest what ?

Answer 13

She was told of where she came from

Question 14

Finish this quote . ‘The bright … . Is what technique and suggests what ?

Answer 14

Filled paperweight ‘ . Metaphor that suggests her memories are positive .

Question 15

‘It may be at war, it may be sick with tyrants ‘ . Is what technique and what does it suggest ?

Answer 15

Personification suggests that she is acknowledging that her country might be in a bad state .

Question 16

‘But I am branded with … . Suggests what ?

Answer 16

An impression of sunlight . That she is kind of ignorant seeing as she hasn’t been to her country since she was a child . She permanently is ‘ branded ‘ by the memory of her country .

Question 17

What words in the second stanza makes the city feel like a utopia ?

Answer 17

‘White streets ‘ , ‘graceful slopes ‘ and ‘ glow ‘

Question 18

‘Time rolls its.. . Is what technique and suggests what ?

Answer 18

Tanks ‘ . Personification suggests that time doesn’t defeat her memories .

Question 19

‘It tastes … suggests what ?

Answer 19

Of sunlight ‘ . The memory is getting stronger

Question 20

What word is repeated in the first three stanzas ?

Answer 20

Sunlight

Question 21

‘I have no passport, there’s no way back at all ‘ suggests what ?

Answer 21

Suggests that she can’t go back to her country . The fact that she doesn’t have a passport shows that she has lost a sense of identity and freedom .

Question 22

‘I comb its hair … . Suggests what ?

Answer 22

And love its shining eyes ‘ . Creates positive imagery , suggests that the city is her pet or lover

Question 23

‘My city … . Shows what ?

Answer 23

Takes me dancing through the city of walls ‘ . Shows the city that she is in now is captivating and keeping people in or out . Lack of freedom . Negative relationship with the city .

Question 24

Repetition of ‘ they ‘ ?

Answer 24

Is ambigious , its not clear who ‘they’ is .

Question 25

Repetition of 'accuse me '

Answer 25

Effects of being an immigrant , she's not at home .

Question 26

The poet uses the word ' dark ' in the last stanza , why ?

Answer 26

Contrasts to light . Dark could be racism or abuse . No freedom .

Question 27

What phrase does the poem end with ?

Answer 27

'And my shadow falls as evidence of sunlight '

Question 28

What are four things about form and structure ?

Answer 28

1. Written in first person 2. No regular rhythm and rhyme sheme 3. First two stanzas have a lot of enjambment shows her freedom 4. Caesura in the last stanza shows her lack of freedom in her new city

Question 29

What is emigree about ?

Answer 29

Its about a person who has left a country because of war or tyranny and has come to a new country . The first two stanzas are very positive and that her memories of her country are strong and close to her . Last stanza shows the lack of freedom in her new city and shows that she maybe receives abuse and maybe racism .

Question 30

What does the repetition of sunlight highlight ?

Answer 30

That she is never going to let go of her memory of her city

Question 31

What are the feelings and attitudes toward the poem ?

Answer 31

Nostalgia Threat

Question 32

Poems to compare for the theme of memory ?

Answer 32

Kamikaze and poppies

Question 33

Poems to compare for the theme of loss ?

Answer 33

Poppies

Question 34

Poems to compare for the theme of effects of conflict

Answer 34

remains , exposure , war photographer