the emigree

• "branded by an impression of sunlight"


  refrain of "sunlight" - she stubbornly retains the positive image of her country and the juxtaposition with "branded" connotes how her optimism is unwavering
• "the bright filled paperweight" 


  metaphor - her memory is infallible and can't be altered
• "they accuse me of absence, they circle me"


  anaphora - elucidates xenophobic attitudes towards emigrants, however her positive outlook is not affected
• "I carried here / like a hollow doll"


  enjambment connotes her lack of control in her new home as everything she knows is made redundant
• Rumens employs a dramatic monologue form, adopting the voice of a displaced emigrant to didactically provide a psychological insight into issues of xenophobia, acceptance and place
• cyclical structure - opens and closes with an image of "sunlight", conveying the speaker's adoration and hope