Checking out me history Flashcards
(10 cards)
“bandage _ _ _ with _ _ _”
“bandage up me eye with me own history”
“blind _ _ _ _ _”
“blind me to me own identity”
“de cow _ _ _ _ _”
“de cow who jump over de moon”
“I _ _ _ _ history”
“i checking out me own history”
“I carving _ _ _”
“i carving out me identity”
metaphors for toussaint
“de thorn” “de beacon”
metaphors for nanny de maroon
“see far woman” “fire woman” “hopeful stream”
metaphors for mary seacole
“a healing star” “a yellow sunrise”
context in checking out me history
-john agard was born in carribean, moved to uk in 1970s
–poetry challenged racism
form/ structure in checking out me history
-dramatic monologue with dual structure
-contrasts traditional and free verse
-uses direct address and personal pronouns
-use of creole, lack of structure- represents rejection of norms/rules
-repetition of dem tell me- frustration
