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Understanding the poem 'The Emigree'

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I can understand ‘The Emigree’ and map the big ideas within the poem.

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The title of the poem allows the poem to relate to the general experience of all that emigrate. There are feelings of nostalgia, regret and fear within the poem. Rumens explores the displaced feelings of people driven from their home country and the enduring impact of tyranny. The poem explores the big ideas of identity, memory and power of place.

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