Checking Out Me History Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Repetition implies he’s being told what his history is
Injecting his own identity
Last line is accusotory
A
“Dem tell me”
“Dem tell me”
“Wha dem want to tell me”
2
Q
Strong syllables
Alliteration
Powerful verbs that remove sight from people
A
“Bandage up me eye with me own history
Blind me to my own identity”
3
Q
The history Agard wants to present
Part of his identity
A
“But dem never tell me bout nanny de maroon”
4
Q
Stands up to the British
Rhyming couplet
Opposition
A
“And even when da British said no she still brave the Russian snow”
5
Q
Verb of carving
Becomes one of the powerful characters
Doing it with his words
A
“But now i checking out me own history
I carving out me identity”
