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Question 1

B N I A C O M O H / I A C O M I
(identity / anger)

Answer 1

but now I am checking out my own history / I am carving out me identity

• makes poem almost cyclical. However the addition of “now I am checking out my own history’ could be interpreted to break the cyclical structure - could be symbolic of how agard wishes to break the cycle of ignorance & serves as a symbol of defiance against ignoring Caribbean history.
• verb “carving out” : the fact that it’s in present tense implies that agard has already begun educating himself on the history , emphasising how determined he is to find his “identity”

Question 2

D T M

Answer 2

• anaphora - repetition of ‘tell me’ reveals his frustration with the lack of knowledge about how own history + identity - feels forced to learn something he doesn’t want to
• reveals his desperation to know more about his own history & could portray the repetition of teaching white culture
• “dem” creates a sense of distance , alienating himself from the British which could mirror how white culture & alienated black history and refused to acknowledge it

Question 3

What does the free verse suggests

Answer 3

• written in free verse with the periodic use of rhyming quatrains. Through this we see him undulating between European literary traditions & extended stanzas of free verse which allow him to praise the characters of black history.

Question 4

what is the structure

Answer 4

• enjambment occurs consistently & agard refuses to use any punctuation within the text - could be a rebellion against education systems as it fails to employ the literary conventions regarding sentence structure - could reinforce & pity how the contents of his diatribe are merely oral