Checking Out Me History - John Agard

Question 1

Structure

Answer 1

• No punctuation - informal
• No end to his message for change
• Imitate his non-standard dialect/accent
• All non-italic stanzas start the same - focus on government/politics (change)
• Italics focus on important historical figures

Question 2

Meaning

Answer 2

• Education needs to be more inclusive and involve modern topics

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

• “Hopeful stream to freedom river”

Question 4

Language

Answer 4

• “fire-woman struggle”
• “Bandage up me eye… Blind me”

Question 5

Effect

Answer 5

• Awareness to research/know black history
• More to what is taught in school
• Two sides to a story/history