Question

analyse the use of imagery in home by warsan shire​

Answer 1

Answer:

The imagery used by Shire in "Home" is evocative and sometimes violent. In the first stanza and then throughout, home is compared to "the mouth of a shark" and "the barrel of a gun." Clearly, the reader understands that the "mouth of a shark" is a dangerous place to be, somewhere that implies you are prey being consumed by a predator. In the same way, "the barrel of a gun" is a direct reference to war and conflict, one of the most common reasons for refugee influxes. The statement that "no one crawls under fences / no one wants to be beaten / pitied // no one chooses refugee camps / or strip searches where your / body is left aching" is a direct and unvarnished depiction of what life is like as a refugee, with the dehumanizing image of "strip searches" confirming the abuses to which refugees are so frequently subject.