The Emigrée

Question 1

What are three key quotes from this poem

Answer 1

“Accuse me of being dark in their free city”
“Sick with tyrants”
“Branded by an impression of sunlight”

Question 2

What does “sick with tyrants” show

Answer 2

Personification
Society is being oppressed by those above
City being destroyed by man
Doesn’t stop people from remembering the beauty of their home,
Sense of sentimentality

Question 3

What does “branded by an impression of sunlight” show

Answer 3

Posotive memory of home despite the conflict
Sense of longing for the past
She’s been marked by the community feel society created no matter the tyranny

Question 4

What does the quote “accuse me of being dark in their free city” show

Answer 4

Jucstaposition, she’s not wanted and she doesn’t want to be in her situation
Any altercation is automatically hatred, the imagery of her beautiful home stopping her from carrying on
* suggests possibility of racism difficulty of starting over, reality contrasts idyllic imagery of home

Question 5

What does the form of this poem show

Answer 5

Dramatic monologue
Immense feelings running through her head
Emigration usually shown from 3rd person perspectives using a 1st gives an insight into their thoughts and reasons

Question 6

What does the structure of this poem show

Answer 6

Even stanzas, cruelty from those above only leaves individuals conflicted shown through caesura and enjambment that runs throughout

Last two stanzas are longer, never wants to let go of her past

Question 7

What’s some context and motive for this poem

Answer 7

Always lived in south london enjoys homely feel, when someone has no home, melancholy
“Disappointed with human race”…”incapable of learning from history”