The Emigrée by Carol Rumens 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureThe Emigrée by Carol RumensGCSENone Created by: Henry Peacock 2Created on: 10-01-18 21:59 What is a powerful theme in the Emigrée? Duality - the positive view and negative view of the city. 1 of 10 What is meant by "that November"? The worst time of the city. 2 of 10 What is symbolized by the repetition of "Sunlight" at the end of each stanza? It shows that the authors positive view of her city that still remains. 3 of 10 What is implied by "time rolls its tanks"? That War is inevitable. 4 of 10 "It may now be a lie, banned by the state" Is an example of what? Oppression/Dictatorship. 5 of 10 "White streets" and "White plane" both signify what? Purity. 6 of 10 Why does she say "My City"? It shows it is her ideal memory of the city that she holds, not the real version. 7 of 10 What imagery does "City of Walls" suggest? Destruction - the ruins of a bombed out city. Also limitation, confinement and a lack of hope. 8 of 10 Who could the people who "circle" the author be? They "accuse her of being dark in their free city". Terrorists or Revolutionaries? 9 of 10 What does the phrase "My shadow falls as evidence of sunlight" mean? There has to be despair to be hope. 10 of 10
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