Emigree Flashcards
Start of emigree like a fairy tale
‘There once was a country, I left it as a child’
Metaphor for the mind hokding memories despite attempts for them to be broken
‘The worst news i recieve of it cannot break my original view, the bright filled paperweight’
Quote to show unsureness followed by a volta to show the strength of their mind as memeories are perminent
‘It may be at war, it may be sick with tyrants, but I am branded by an impression of sunlight’
Semantic field of light to show their love for their homeland
Symbolism of purity to show calmness and beauty where they are from, contrasted by metaphor for time to show time as being the enemy
‘The white streets of that city, the graceful slopes glow even clearer as time rolls its tanks’
Quote to show the perminent impact of culture and first language, it will never leave despite not being allowed to be educated of culture
‘That child’s vocabulary I carried here, like a hollow doll’
Idea of extended metaphor for sunlight to show hope and positivity
‘But i can’t get it off my tounge. It tastes of sunlight.’
End - ‘they mutter death and my shadow falls as evidence of sunlight’
Quote to emphasise loss of identity as they don’t have a passport - passport resembles identity. Followed by person dreaming and imagining being home
‘I have no passport, theres no way back at all but my city comes to me in its own white plane’
Personification of city to show happy memories - contrasted by sinister tone
‘My city takes me dancing through the city of walls. They accuse me of absence, cirle me’