In both texts we are presented with different viewpoints of New Zealand. The author of the poem presents an image of what life is like being an immigrant in New Zealand. The author uses figurative language to create an image of their daily lives in New Zealand. “We have arrived in the North just as we arrived in the South before, to sleep above courtyards where immigrant children call out to their future which is our present.” In the text the Limestone, the author is describing their experience of travelling home to New Zealand. Figurative language is used again to present an image of experience but it has a different tone than the poem. “window seat so she can look out as the plane climbs up over Europe and watch it turn into a pristine place of forested hills and snow-topped mountains through which wind the rivers that are named for the old goddesses.'' The two authors use the same language feature but present a different tone. The author of the poem uses figurative language to highlight the harsh lives of immigrants whereas the author of the limestone uses figurative language to highlight the beauty of coming home and the experience of travelling.
