Checking out me history - John Agard Flashcards
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summary
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the speaker is recounting all of the hisrtorical figures he was taught as a child, he then lists all the black history who were not mentioned.
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key themes
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identity
power of nature
power of humans
induvidual differences
memory
3
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form and structure
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cyclical structure
semantic field of phonetic spelling
4
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key quotes
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“carving out me identity”
- trying to ask why is he black but not spoke about enough
- trying to ask why is there not enough black people spoken about in the world
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context
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john grew up not knowing his history and now hes older he wants to know why its been hidden away from him.
