Half-caste Flashcards

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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

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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

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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

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-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

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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…

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-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

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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

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-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

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