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What is the difference between the subject and the theme of a poem? State the subject of 'Refugee Blues' and one of its themes.
A subject can be stated in one sentence about events; a theme is an idea such as loss, prejudice or freedom.
Which theme does stanza 6 develop, and what do the couple realise at the rally?
Think about who is blamed for a general fear.
Which stanza most clearly develops the theme of scapegoating?
Look for the stanza with a crowd.
What is the poem's universality based on?
Think about what the poem leaves out.
Write a Point, Evidence, Explain paragraph of about 120 words on the theme of persecution and fear, referring to stanzas 7 and 12.
Use the stanza numbers and describe the images; do not copy any lines.
Make a theme map. For each of the seven themes (statelessness, identity and paperwork, bureaucratic indifference, prejudice, persecution, human cruelty against natural freedom, and love) name two relevant stanzas and give a one-line reason.
Use the Key Concepts list as your starting point, and choose stanzas that show the theme most clearly.
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