emigree Flashcards
(7 cards)
message
power of place. positive impact overpowers negative
context
born in london but travlled
structure and form
free verse
enjambment
caesura
combined reflect of chaos of place she loves
lack of power as she cannot return as it is too dangerous
regular stanza length
installing order on the chaos
pronoun
repetition of “they” creates threatening tone
but in the end, the power of hte place is stronger than these people as the final word is sunlight
they accuse me they circle me
more sunlight imagery
“sunlight clear” “branded by an impression of sunlihgt” “it tastes of sunlihgt” “evidence of sunlight”
simple image of positivity
repetition shows how confident she is in her live for this place and it overpowers the negativity.
branded is negative and painful but its overpowered by her love and sunlight
paperweight imagery
“bright, filled paperweight”
holds down adn steadies her even throughout the negaivety
personification of city
“sick” “Lies down” “takes me dancing”
emphasises rthe power of the place. above everything else, she is in love with it