Checking Out Me History x The Emigrée

Question 1

Who is

Checking Out Me History

written by?

Answer 1

John Agard

Question 2

What is the

form of Checking Out Me History?

Answer 2

Free Verse

(in some parts)

Question 3

What would you compare

Checking Out Me History with?

and what are your three points?

Answer 3

The Emigrée

1. Power of dominant narrative.
2. Power of light and hope.
3. Power of memory to overcome oppresion.

Question 4

Who is

The Emigrée

written by?

Answer 4

Carol Rumens

Question 5

What is the

form of The Emigrée?

and why?

Answer 5

Free Verse

This has no:
- rhyme
- rhythm
- structure
highlighting the uncertainty

Question 6

What would you compare

The Emigrée with?

and what are your three points?

Answer 6

Checking Out Me History

1. Power of the dominant narrative.
2. Power of light and hope.
3. Power of memory to overcome oppresion.

Question 7

What is your

first point for Checking Out Me History x The Emigrée?

and what quotations are you using for this?

Answer 7

Power of the dominant narrative.

Checking Out Me History -> “Dem tell me”
The Emigrée -> “They accuse me”

Question 8

What is your

second point for Checking Out Me History x The Emigrée?

and what quotations are you using for this?

Answer 8

Power of light and hope.

Checking Out Me History -> “Florence Nightingale and she lamp”, “a healing star among the wounded a yellow sunrise”
The Emigrée -> “banned by the state but I can’t get it off my tongue. It tastes of sunlight.”

Question 9

What is your

third point for Checking Out Me History x The Emigrée?

and what quotations are you using for this?

Answer 9

Power of memory to overcome oppression.

Checking Out Me History -> “I carving out me identity”, narrow stanza
The Emigrée -> “child’s vocabulary I carried here like a hollow doll”, “I comb its hair and love its shining eyes”