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The poem's central tension

The poem's central tension

The speaker remembers an unnamed city she left as a child. She protects an idealised memory of it even though later knowledge suggests that the city has become politically dangerous or oppressive.

2.4.15 The Emigree by Carol Rumens Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /2.4.15 The Emigree by Carol Rumens

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2.4.15 The Emigree by Carol Rumens. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the post-1914 text, the 19th-century novel, and the poetry anthology) alongside regular unseen-poetry practice, since the unseen and comparison sections are usually the most time-pressured on exam day.

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