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The alliterative aspects of “family (…) forgive” (6), evidence how immigrants are often forced to choose between a new, unknown future and the families and communities that saw them grow. As well, the alliteration of the poem extends past repeating sounds at the beginnings of words; there is also the presence of assonance, which repeats vowel sounds. Most often, the reader hears low sounds like “oo” in “looking” (4) “goodbye” (8) and “you” (8-11). The low sounds interspersed throughout the poem serve to underscore the pain and hopefulness of migration, which leads to a melancholy tone in the poem. The various alliterative elements of the poem lead the reader to a new contemplation of what it means to be an immigrant despite he or she being unable to find a comfortable place to rest because of the unexpected