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The Emigree - Carol Rumens - Coggle Diagram
The Emigree - Carol Rumens
Context
Born in London 1944
Won a scholarship to grammar school
enrolled in London University and studied Philosophy
but then dropped out
then got a diploma for Writing for the stage at manchester city college
Her early poems were generally about Domestic themes
Childhood
Role of the housewife
later work focuses on language and culture
Subject and themes
relationship between person and place
Light and Shadow
each stanza includes some mention on sunlight and darkness
Conflict and warfare
Internal and external conflict
Key images
Many key images are symbolic
"there was once a country" - sounds like the beginning of a fairy tale - innocent love for the city
"Time rolls its tanks"
suggests state of the country has become worse overtime
war has taken hold of it
Structure and form
everyday conversational style
the speaker is telling us about her memories
written in 3 stanzas
all stanzas end with the word "Sunlight"