Checking Out Me History Flashcards
1
Q
“Dem- me”
A
“Dem tell me”
- Repetition creates an accusatory tone displaying anger towards British people
2
Q
“Bandage up me - with me own - “
A
“Bandage up me eye with me own history”
- Injury connoting the speaker has been hurt by his upbringing having a lack of culture.
- Grown up learning British History in Guyana
3
Q
“and de - who jump over - moon”
A
“and de cow who jump over de moon”
- Semantic field of childhood implying the speaker has lost his childhood and is stuck in the past
4
Q
“i carving out me - “
A
“i carving out me identity”
- Verb “carving”, taking back control empowering black voices
5
Q
KEY HISTORICAL FIGURES
A
florence nightingale/ mary seacole
Lord nelson/ shaka de great zulu
1066/ toussaint L’ ouverture
