17.1.12
The Emigree - Carol Rumens (Born 1944)
Key Quotations in The Emigree
Key Quotations in The Emigree
Here are key quotations to remember for your exam:


“My city"
“My city"
- The use of the possessive pronoun conveys the speaker’s deep admiration for, and pride in, her city.


"The bright filled paperweight"
"The bright filled paperweight"
- “The worst news I receive of it cannot break / My original view, the bright filled paperweight”.
- Metaphor.
- This metaphor suggests the strength and solidity of the speaker’s positive memories.


“I have no passport..."
“I have no passport..."
- “I have no passport, there’s no way back at all”, “they accuse me….” etc.
- Mysterious language. This suggests the speaker could be in exile.


”The white streets”
”The white streets”
- Light and colour imagery.
- Highlights how overwhelmingly positive the speaker's memories are of her city.


“I comb its hair and love its shining eyes”
“I comb its hair and love its shining eyes”
- Personification of the city.
- This quote intensifies the sense of the speaker’s love and affection towards the city.
- It is also a childish image, conjuring up images of innocence and purity.


“It may be sick with tyrants…”
“It may be sick with tyrants…”
- Personification of the city.
- Emphasises the strength of her dislike for the people currently controlling the city.
Key Comparisons: The Emigree
Key Comparisons: The Emigree
Here are some suggestions for texts you could compare in your exam. Of course, the list of possibilities is endless!


Conflicting emotions
Conflicting emotions
- You may want to compare the theme of conflicting emotions in The Emigree to the following texts:
- Bayonet Charge.
- Poppies.


Power of place
Power of place
- You may want to compare the theme of power of place in The Emigree to the following texts:
- London.
- The Prelude.


Identity
Identity
- You may want to compare the theme of identity in The Emigree to the following texts:
- Kamikaze.
- Checking Out Me History.
1Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
2London - William Blake (1757-1827)
2.1London Analysis
3Storm on the Island - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
4Exposure - Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
5War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955)
6My Last Duchess - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
7The Prelude - William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
8Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Tennyson
9Bayonet Charge - Ted Hughes (1930-1998)
10Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963)
11Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker (Born 1954)
12The Emigree - Carol Rumens (Born 1944)
13Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland (Born 1938)
14Checking Out Me History - John Agard (Born 1949)
14.1Checking Out Me History Analysis
15Remains - Simon Armitage (Born 1963)
16Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons
16.1Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons
17Recap: Main Quotes
17.1Recap: Main Quotes
17.1.1Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
17.1.2London - William Blake (1757-1827)
17.1.3Storm on the Island - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
17.1.4Exposure - Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
17.1.5War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955)
17.1.6My Last Duchess - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
17.1.7The Prelude - William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
17.1.8Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Tennyson
17.1.9Bayonet Charge - Ted Hughes (1930-1998)
17.1.10Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963)
17.1.11Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker (Born 1954)
17.1.12The Emigree - Carol Rumens (Born 1944)
17.1.13Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland (Born 1938)
17.1.14Checking Out Me History - John Agard (Born 1949)
17.1.15Remains - Simon Armitage (Born 1963)
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1Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
2London - William Blake (1757-1827)
2.1London Analysis
3Storm on the Island - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
4Exposure - Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
5War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955)
6My Last Duchess - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
7The Prelude - William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
8Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Tennyson
9Bayonet Charge - Ted Hughes (1930-1998)
10Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963)
11Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker (Born 1954)
12The Emigree - Carol Rumens (Born 1944)
13Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland (Born 1938)
14Checking Out Me History - John Agard (Born 1949)
14.1Checking Out Me History Analysis
15Remains - Simon Armitage (Born 1963)
16Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons
16.1Grade 9 - Themes & Comparisons
17Recap: Main Quotes
17.1Recap: Main Quotes
17.1.1Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
17.1.2London - William Blake (1757-1827)
17.1.3Storm on the Island - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
17.1.4Exposure - Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
17.1.5War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy (born 1955)
17.1.6My Last Duchess - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
17.1.7The Prelude - William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
17.1.8Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Tennyson
17.1.9Bayonet Charge - Ted Hughes (1930-1998)
17.1.10Poppies - Jane Weir (Born 1963)
17.1.11Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker (Born 1954)
17.1.12The Emigree - Carol Rumens (Born 1944)
17.1.13Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland (Born 1938)
17.1.14Checking Out Me History - John Agard (Born 1949)
17.1.15Remains - Simon Armitage (Born 1963)
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