Power & Conflict (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'The Emigrée'
Author of 'The Emigrée'
Carol Rumens
Main themes in 'The Emigrée'
Main themes in 'The Emigrée'
Memory, identity, and exile
What 'The Emigrée' explores about memory
What 'The Emigrée' explores about memory
Relationship between memory and reality
Device: 'my memory of it is sunlight-clear'
Device: 'my memory of it is sunlight-clear'
Imagery
What 'sunlight-clear' memory suggests
What 'sunlight-clear' memory suggests
Idealised and perfect recollection of homeland
Device: 'the bright, filled paperweight'
Device: 'the bright, filled paperweight'
Metaphor
What paperweight metaphor represents
What paperweight metaphor represents
Fixed and unchanging memory
Device: 'My city comes to me in its own white plane'
Device: 'My city comes to me in its own white plane'
Personification
What city personification reflects
What city personification reflects
Memories transport her back to homeland
Device: 'like a hollow doll'
Device: 'like a hollow doll'
Simile
What 'hollow doll' simile suggests
What 'hollow doll' simile suggests
Heritage feels empty/incomplete in new environment
Device: 'dark in their free city'
Device: 'dark in their free city'
Juxtaposition
What 'dark'/'free city' juxtaposition highlights
What 'dark'/'free city' juxtaposition highlights
Alienation and exclusion in new society