Name journeys

• context

  context - born in india / moved to england at 5 / queer / neurodivergent

  2003

  themes - identity / language / belonging / loss / society

  link - like an heiress / homing / England 1819
• anglo echo chamber

  mp - end of poem / describes her moving to england

  metaphor - (chamber) feels trapped in a system that doesn't acknowledge culture / culture is separated, so doesn't fit in

  noun phrase "echo chamber" - society repeats + voices are excluded

  adjective "anglo" - dominant UK culture, writer feel alienated
• "my name a journey between rough and smooth"

  mp - how name has changed since moving

  enjambment - create pause > needs reflection time + emphasise importance

  metaphor "journey" - shows it has been challenged + changed / her name is evolving - conflict is internal and external

  sensory adjective "rough + smooth" - has difficulty and pain but accepted and beautiful > help reader understand cultural experience
• "where the punjabi in my mouth became dislodged"

  mp - how her first language has become disconnected to her

  enjambment - create pause, mimic accent being removed

  objectification "Punjabi" - highlight detachment from native language / can be manipulated

  dynamic verb "dislodged" - displacement / not gentle / forced out of her