Half-caste Flashcards
(4 cards)
Themes of half-caste
R… and p…:
-poem c… the use of “half-caste”
-r… the persons i… to something i… or inferior
I… and h…:
-agard explores m…-race identity
-he d… its c… and richness
I…:
-highlights how i… fuels d… and calls for more …-mindedness
Racism and prejudice:
-poem challenges the use of “half-caste”
-reduces the persons identity to something incomplete or inferior
Identity and heritage:
-agard explores mixed-race identity
-he defends its complexity and richness
Ignorance:
-highlights how ignorance fuels discrimination and calls for more open-mindedness
Tone of half-caste
-the speaker takes on a c… and assertive … as he d… challenges the readers a…
-uses s… and irony to m… the logic … the term …
-the speaker p… talks about his i… and how special it is to be … race
-the speaker takes on a confrontational and assertive tone as he directly challenges the readers assumptions
-uses sarcasm and irony to mock the logic behind the term halfcaste
-the speaker passionately talks about his identity and how special it is to be mixed race
Purpose of halfcaste
-aims to c… and criticise the d… term halfcaste which has been h… use to describe people of m… race
-he confronts the i… and prejudice behind the l… and r… identity with p…
-purpose is to make the r… reflect on how l… can reinforce d…, and to emphasise m… heritage is not something to be d…
-aims to challenge and criticise the derogatory term halfcaste which has been historically use to describe people of mixed race
-he confronts the ignorance and prejudice behind the label and reclaims identity with pride
-purpose is to make the reader reflect on how language can reinforce discrimination, and to emphasise mixed heritage is not something to be devalued
Structure of half caste
-poem is written in … verse with no c… line length, reflecting the s… language and to emphasise r… against the n… of society
-uses e… to crest a conversational, f… rhythm which m… natural … reinforcing the i… tone and u… of his message
-r… of “explain yuself” and “wha yu mean”, adding to the c… tone as if the speaker is directly c… the reader
-uses p… spelling, using Caribbean … to celebrate c… identity
-poem uses minimal p… to reflect the freedom of e…, breaking from t… poems, similarly to how the speaker r… being confined by … labels
-poem is written in free verse with no consistent line length, reflecting the spoken language and to emphasise resistance against the norm of society
-uses enjambment to crest a conversational, flowing rhythm which mimics natural speech reinforcing the informal tone and urgency of his message
-repetition of “explain yuself” and “wha yu mean”, adding to the confrontational tone as if the speaker is directly challenging the reader
-uses Phonetic spelling, using Caribbean Creole to celebrate cultural identity
-poem uses minimal punctuation to reflect the freedom of expression, breaking from traditional poems, similarly to how the speaker resists being confined by racial labels