The emigree Flashcards
What is the poem written in?
It is written in free verse and also has enjambment and caesura.
What does all together create?
It reflects the chaos in the place she loves and perhaps the lack of power she has in the fact that she cannot go their as the place is dangerous and this is shown through the chaotic disorganized structure of the poem.
What is their a regular thing of?
There is a regular stanza length reflecting the speakers way of imposing order on the chaos, refusing to overcome by the negativity of conflict there or the power imposed on her, the final stanza is the longest with 9 lines because she doesn’t want to leave.
In the emigree their is a juxtaposed image of sunlight of negative and positive imagery saying what?
‘I am branded by an impression of sunlight’
In the emigree their are a lexical field of positive and negative words reflecting the readers conflicting views of her city?
‘Tanks, tyrants,white streets, graceful slopes
The writer refers to her city she is now but she is uncomfortable their and she is treated badly what does she say?
‘They accuse me of being dark in their free city’
How does Agard go against the rules of English through his angry speech?
‘wha dem wan to tell me’
Agard deliberately uses the rhyme scheme to emphasis something important saying what?
‘Balloon, de moon, de spoon, nanny de maroon’
In the final line what does Agard say to suggest he has found his new identitiy?
‘I carving out me identity’
