Checking out Me History Quotes, form and structure

Question 1

Dem ____ me,
____ tell me;
Wha’ dem ____ to____ ____

Answer 1

Dem tell me,
Dem tell me;
Wha’ dem want to tell me

Question 2

____ tell me ____Lord ____ and ____

Answer 2

Dem tell me ‘bout Lord Nelson and Waterloo

Question 3

_______ up me ____ with ____ own ____

Answer 3

bandage up me eye with me own History

Question 4

But now I ____ out me ____ ____

I ____ out me ____

Answer 4

But now I checking out me own History

I carving out me identity

Question 5

Structure

Answer 5

lack of punctuation- makes it difficult to read and follow the poem. It’s a deliberate challenge which reflects how it is forced upon the reader like History was forced on the poet.
Rhyme- forces white and black figures together- eg Balloon, spoon, moon, Maroon- the rhyme climaxes on the most important person ie the black figure.