The Emigree Flashcards

Quotes

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1
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“There once was a country…”

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Ellipsis signifies the length of time.

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“but my memory of it is sunlight-clear”

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Light imagery holds positive connotations.

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3
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“comes to the mildest city”

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The corruption and harshness brought by the war.

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4
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“It may be at war, it may be sick with tyrants”

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Implies the invaders have brought and spread a disease.

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5
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“but I am branded by an impression of sunlight.”

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The narrator is stating that her hometown will always be a part of her.

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“The white streets of that city, the graceful slopes glow”

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Heavenly and ethereal connotations.

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“the frontiers rise between us, close like waves”

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Juxtaposition - trapped vs. open and free

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“like a hollow doll”

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Simile represents it has become bare and empty.

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9
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“opens and spills a grammar”

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Connotations of blood and violence.

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10
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“They accuse me of being dark in their free city.”

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Irony - the city is not free.

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