The title, 'Refugee Blues' encapsulates the theme of the poem. Comment.
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About Refugee Blues: This poem was written in 1939. The poem describes the condition of Jewish refugees during the period of Nazi Germany, with a particular emphasis on how they were discriminated against and antagonized.
Setting of the poem: The poem is set in some foreign country wherein the speaker and his companion took refuge. This is seen from the indifference of people and also from the sentence verse ‘If we let them in, they take will steal our daily bread.’
Poetic Devices in Refugee Blues
Stanzas: There is a total of 12 stanzas each having 3 lines in the poem.
Rhyme and Rhythm: The rhyme scheme is AAB. The last words of the first two lines of each stanza rhyme with each other.
Imagery: There is some imagery when the speaker speaks of the yew in the churchyard blossoming in spring each year.
Metaphor: The thunder rumbling in the distance is a metaphor for the orders of Hitler which read ‘Kill all Jews.’
Repetition: The last line of each of the 12 stanzas has a part of It repeated in itself. For example, ‘only ten feet away, my dear, only ten feet away.’ This repetition is effective in emphasizing the content of the individual stanzas.
Allusion: There is no direct sentence stating the extent of damage done to the Jews nor is there any verse saying the speaker is speaking to a female companion. These are understood by the speaker’s words and descriptions
Setting of the poem: The poem is set in some foreign country wherein the speaker and his companion took refuge. This is seen from the indifference of people and also from the sentence verse ‘If we let them in, they take will steal our daily bread.’
Poetic Devices in Refugee Blues
Stanzas: There is a total of 12 stanzas each having 3 lines in the poem.
Rhyme and Rhythm: The rhyme scheme is AAB. The last words of the first two lines of each stanza rhyme with each other.
Imagery: There is some imagery when the speaker speaks of the yew in the churchyard blossoming in spring each year.
Metaphor: The thunder rumbling in the distance is a metaphor for the orders of Hitler which read ‘Kill all Jews.’
Repetition: The last line of each of the 12 stanzas has a part of It repeated in itself. For example, ‘only ten feet away, my dear, only ten feet away.’ This repetition is effective in emphasizing the content of the individual stanzas.
Allusion: There is no direct sentence stating the extent of damage done to the Jews nor is there any verse saying the speaker is speaking to a female companion. These are understood by the speaker’s words and descriptions
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