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• “My brothers cried, one of them bawling Home, Home, as the miles rushed back to the city” - Word Choice, Repetition, Capitalisation - ‘bawling’ implies an inconsolable hurt and suggests her brother cannot be comforted. The capitalisation of Home emphasises its importance to the children whilst the repetition reinforces the misery and overwhelming sense of loss they feel at leaving it behind.
• “I remember my tongue shedding its skin like a snake” - Simile - This image reveals she is adapting to her new environment. She is shedding her old life and dialect like a snake rejecting its old skin. She has metaphorically grown a new skin that better suits her new environment. She has lost her Scottish accent.
• “Where do you come from? strangers ask. Originally? And I hesitate.“ - Questions - The use of a question highlights a sense of uncertainty about her identity. Additionally, her ‘hesitation’ at the end of the poem suggests she still struggles to define where she comes from. Whilst she feels accepted in England she cannot shake her Scottish roots.