Speaker or Narrator, and Point of View
Bhatt's speakers are often first-person speakers, reflecting the personal elements of her poetry.
Form and Meter
Bhatt often writes in free verse, utilising enjambment and short lines to keep the reader engaged.
Metaphors and Similes
The word tongue is used metaphorically to represent language.
Alliteration and Assonance
In "A Different History," Bhatt uses alliteration: "Disguised as snakes or monkeys; every tree is sacred, and it is a sin to be rude to a book."
Irony
In "A Different History," Bhatt speaks about the irony of growing to love the English language, despite the experiences of her ancestors and the connection to colonialism.
Genre
Poetry
Setting
Many of Bhatt's poems are set in India.
Tone
The tone of Bhatt's poetry is reflective and moving.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Bhatt is often the protagonist of her own poetry, and colonial powers are presented as antagonists.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of "Search For My Tongue," Bhatt writes about the conflict between her mother tongue and foreign tongue.
Climax
At the climax of the poem "A Different History," Bhatt comments upon her confliction about predicament about using the English language in her poetry.
Foreshadowing
N/A
Understatement
Bhatt argues that the difficulties of having a dual cultural identity are understated by the people from her new country.
Allusions
Bhatt alludes to the god Greek god Pan in her poetry.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
"Tongue" is used as a synecdoche, to refer to language.
Personification
Books are personified in "A Different History" as being sentient.
Hyperbole
Bhatt tells us that the monsoons in India include the most shades of green she has ever seen.
Onomatopoeia
N/A
