CHECKING OUT ME HISTORY Flashcards

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WHO WORTE CHECHING OUT ME HISTORY

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AGARD

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CONTEXT OF CHECKING OUT ME HISTORY

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AGARD WAS BORN IN GUYANA AND WROTE POEMS EXAMINING CULTURE AND IDENTITIES

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WHAT IS THE POEM ABOUT

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HOW THE NARRATORS KNOWLEDGEG OF HISTORY LINKS TO HIS IDENTITY
HE WASNT TAUGHT CARABEAN HISTORY

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HOW IS FORM USED IN CHECKIN OUT ME HISTORY

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MIXTURE OF STANZA FORMS SUGGESTING HE IS BREAKING LANGUAGE RULES
CARABIAN STANZAS HAVE A MORE BROKEN SYNTAX THAN BRITISH MAKING THEM SOUND MORE SERIOUS AND RHYME MAKES THEM SOUND CHILDLIKE
- DE COW THAT JUMPED OVER THE MOON -

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HOW IS STRUCTURE USED IN THE POEM

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ALTERNATIVES BETWEEN HISTORICAL AND FICTIONAL FIGURES EMPHASISES THE DIFFERENCE BETEWWEN THE TWO CULTURES

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HOW ARE METAPHORS USED IN THE POEM

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IMAGES OF LIGHT ARE POSSITIVE BECAUSE THEY SHOW AWARENESS OF YOUR IDENTITY
- SEE FAR WOMEN - CONTRASTS THE BLINDNESS OF HIS FORMAL EDUCATION
- BANDAGE UPME EYES - IRONIC BECAUSE BANDAGES ARE USED FOR HEALING

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HOW ARE ORAL POETRY FEATURES USED

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REPETITION , RYTHMS, CHANTING AND PHENETIC SPELLING IS A WAY OF COMMUNICATING HISTORY
CARABAIN PHONETIC SPELLINGS SHOW A PRIDE IN HIS HERITAGE

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KEY THEMES OF CHECKIN OUT ME HISTORY

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POWER OF HUMANS
ANGER
IDENTITY

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