The Emigrée Flashcards
1
Q
what is the poem about?
A
speaker talks about a city she migrated from as a child
2
Q
what quote shows she has good connotations of this city?
A
“sunlight clear”
“the bright, filled with paperweight”
3
Q
what quote shows time is personified as the enemy?
A
“time rolls its tanks” however can’t effect the speakers memories
4
Q
what quote suggests she can’t get back to her city?
A
“i have no passport, there’s no way back at all”
5
Q
what shows how her city was good but this one is bad?
A
contrast of “sunlight” and “dark”
6
Q
what poem could link to this?
A
poppies
