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Immigrant Blues

by Li-Young Lee

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Immigrant Blues Learning Guide: Table of Contents

Introduction
The Poem
Themes
Quotes
Language and Communication
Language and Communication Quotes
Foreignness and 'The Other'
Foreignness and 'The Other' Quotes
Identity
Identity Quotes
Death
Death Quotes
Lines 1-11
Lines 12-23
Lines 24-34
Summary
Analysis
Symbols, Imagery, Wordplay
Telling Stories
Who Am I (And Am I Inside You?)
Form and Meter
Speaker

Setting
Sound Check
What's Up With the Title?
Calling Card
Tough-o-Meter
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Study Questions
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Module Flashcards
It's called "Understanding Mr. Lee"
It's called "Understanding Mr. Lee" Flashcards
It's called "Understanding Mr. Lee" True or False
Soon you will be inside this quiz
Soon you will be inside this quiz Flashcards
Soon you will be inside this quiz True or False
This would be easier to understand if my native tongue was poetry
This would be easier to understand if my native tongue was poetry Flashcards
This would be easier to understand if my native tongue was poetry True or False