The Emigree: Methods

Form: The poem is written in...

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

Form: How many stanzas does the poem contain?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Form: The poem has no regular rhythm or rhyme scheme. True or false?

• True

• False

Structure: What do the first two stanzas contain a lot of?

• End stop lines

• Caesura

• Enjambment

• Repetition

Structure: In contrast to the first two stanzas, what does the final stanza contain more of?

• End stopped lines

• Caesura

• Enjambment

• Repetition

Structure: The poet's use of end stopped lines towards the end of the poem reflects...

• a feeling of contentment in her new "city of walls".

• a feeling of confinement in her new "city of walls".

• a feeling of freedom in her new "city of walls".

• it doesn't reflect anything.

Structure: What does the poet repeat at the end of each stanza?

• starlight

• moonlight

• sunlight

• gaslight

Language: As well as light, what other semantic field does the poet make use of in the poem?

• Power

• Darkness

• Conflict

• Emptiness

Language: The poet describes the city using bright, colourful terms - why?

• To emphasise it is a ugly and negative place. It suggests there is death haunting the city.

• To emphasise it is a beautiful and positive place. It suggests there is a vitality/life to the city.

Language: What language device is used to describe the city?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia