Checking Out Me History

Question 1

Summary?

Answer 1

• speaker exposing the British colonial education system. He lists whute history which he was taught to black history which were omitted from his education

Question 2

Context?

Answer 2

• John grew up in British colony and taught britsih education. His childhood was shaped by colonailism. Caribbean poetery paralleled to what he wrote about.

Question 3

Light?

Answer 3

“A healing star” “a yellow sunrise”fire woman struggle”. References to black history as a sense of hope eg”star” direction. Historical figures carved out a route of colinisation. Metaphor of figures coming through

Question 4

Metaphor?

Answer 4

“Bandage up me eye with my own history/blind to my own identity.” Oppressive education is responsible to blindness. “Bandage” has connotations to wound. British colony trying to heal them by providing a distorted view of history. Arrogance of colonisation

Question 5

Colloquiosm?

Answer 5

“1066 and all dat”

Battlemof hastings and made out be so important. “All dat” cats details of event suggesting not worth knowing. And not relevant to Agard.

Question 6

D and p?

Answer 6

“Toussaing L’ouverture” dedicates a whole stanza to show plosive “p” and “d” which establishes an immerse sense of excitement. TL led Hqitian rev making it first nation slave free. Symbol of hope and revolution

Question 7

Enjabment?

Answer 7

• no punc to show rebellion against education system as it fails to comply literary conventions. Reinforces pity and how his culture is nit documented enough

Question 8

Repitition?

Answer 8

“Dem tell me”

Plosive “d” establishes a level of aggression. Shows repressive overbearing of british colony