old tongue

• forced

  has connotations of struggle, suggests that this was traumatic and that she made made to do that and didnt go willingly
• words fell off my tongue

  fell off - suggests it was an accident and it happened easily
• stretch like my bones

  similie - her language is changing whilst she is growing up in the new place
• words disappeared in the dead of night

  they disappear sneakily, almost secretive , she dosent even notice it happening
• marched in

  word choice - suggests an invading army makes her feel helpless
• my old words, my lost words

  repetition - emphasises the sadness she feels that she has lost her old words
• did you ever try and call it back like calling it in the sea

  similie - comparing it to calling something in the sea which is a nearly impossible task. suggests that getting her old tongue back is near impossible
• it made my mothers blood boil

  alliteration - suggests mothers anger
• i cried one day

  suggests she is feeling overwhelmed that she has lost her old tongue and that she is feeling very sad
• i wanted to gie it laldie

  trying to reclaim her old tongue in the final line