‘Checking out me history’ and ‘London’ Flashcards
1
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Checking Out Me History - Context (5)
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- John Agard was born in Guyana, a Caribbean country in South America, and moved to Britain in 1977
- His poetry often examines cultures and identities
2
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What is Checking Out Me History about? (4)
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- The narrator is talking about his
3
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Comparison points - Form similarities
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- Dramatic monologue - First person narrator speaks passionately about suffering seen/endured
4
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Comparison points - Form COMH
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- Different stanza forms
Humorous British history: quatrains, regular, mirrors restrictive education
Serious details about heroic Caribbean figures: italics, short lines slow pace of poem, forcing listener to pay attention
5
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Comparison points - Form London
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- ABAB rhyme scheme
- It’s unbroken and seems to echo the relentless misery of the city
