The Émigrée, Carol Rumens Quotes Flashcards

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What quote uses gustatory imagery to emphasise the purity and clarity of the speaker’s childhood memories?

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“my memory of it is sunlight-clear” Stanza 1

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What quote uses a reoccurring theme and semantic field of sunlight to represent the power the speaker’s memories have over her?

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“I can’t get it off my tongue. It tastes of sunlight.” Stanza 2

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What quote uses an oxymoron to contrast the themes of good and evil to ironically hint of corruption?

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

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