Checking Out Me History Flashcards
1
Q
Quotes
A
Dem tell me/ wha dem want to tell me
2
Q
Quote
A
Bandage up me eye / blind me to me own identity
Ironic
3
Q
Quote
A
No, dem never tell me bout that
4
Q
Toussaint
A
Vision Beacon
Contrasted with de cow who jumped over the moon
5
Q
Nanny
A
See fat woman / mountain dreams / fire woman / hopeful steam freedom river
6
Q
Form
A
Uses a mixture of stanza forms , suggesting he’s breaking the confining language rules he’s been taught . Uses shorter lines and broken syntax - emphasises to make more serious
7
Q
Structure
A
Alternates between historical and fictional figures to emphasise the differences between them - British figures are skipped over quickly whereas the Jamaican ones go into more detail
8
Q
What poems to link it to
A
London - tissue
9
Q
Who made the poem
A
John agard
