Checking Out Me History Flashcards

Quotes

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“Dem tell me”

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Agard writes in dialect to show the importance of his background.

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“Bandage up me eye with me own history”

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Metaphor implies they are hiding the truth from him.

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“dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat”

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He was taught about fictional characters with no cultural significance.

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“moon…spoon”

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Simplistic rhymes parallel the simplistic content.

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“Toussaint de beacon of de Haitian Revolution”

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Positive imagery refers to him as a ‘beacon’ a symbol of freedom and hope.

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“fire-woman struggle hopeful stream to freedom river”

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Extended metaphor to represent over 1000 slaves that Nanny the maroon freed.

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“a healing star among the wounded a yellow sunrise to the dying”

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Light imagery contrasts the shadows that these heroes have been kept in for so long.

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“But now I checking out me own history I carving out me identity”

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Agard resolves to actively seek out Black History.

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