The Emigrée Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Name two quotes from the emigree
A
“There once was a country”/”they mutter death and my shadow falls as evidence of sunlight”
“The bright, filled paperweight”/”my city comes to me in its own white plane”
2
Q
Analysis of “there once was a country”/”they mutter death and my shadow falls as evidence of sunlight”
A
Alluding to a story or a fairytale - about childhood/last word of every stanza “sunlight” - threatening tone
3
Q
Analysis of “the bright, filled paperweight”/”my city comes to me in its own white plane”
A
Holds paper down - natural, unnatural - metaphor / suggests a piece of paper - metaphorically
