emigrée form

• The poem is comprised of 3 stanzas, the first two have 8 lines, and the third has 9.

  • This maintains a somewhat regular structure which may be the speaker's attempt to impose a sense of order over her old city which we learn has descended into chaos - she is trying to preserve its image.
• It is written in the first person as it explores the inner emotions of the speaker in the poem.

  • Rumens is exploring the effect of war on people.
• It is written in the first person as it explores the inner emotions of the speaker in the poem.

  • The stanzas are written in free verse with no regular rhythm or rhyme scheme, this could expose the true nature of her city, which is rife with disarray.
• It is written in the first person as it explores the inner emotions of the speaker in the poem.

  • This also helps to make the poem feel conversational, presenting it as a flowing stream of consciousness, it does not seem contrived.