Military imagery
“Rolled like tanks”
Creates a sinister atmosphere
Sunlight
Repeated usage of the word even when the poem adresses darker events shows how much her city means to her and how it helped her get through her troubles
Juxtaposition
“Branded by an impression of sunlight”
Shows that her memories of her city overpower the disturbing imagery
Longest stanza
Stanza is longest when she defends her city showing how fond she is and perhaps how much she didn’t want to leave
Free verse
Enjambement
Reflects how chaotic the place truly was
Personification of city
It is “sick”
“My city hides behinds me “