Flag (john agard b. 1949) Flashcards
1
Q
‘what’s that fluttering in a breeze?’
A
journey of questions
imperialist attitudes
2
Q
‘Just ask for a flag, my friend’
A
two people having a conversation
two people have an opinion
3
Q
‘that will outlive the blood you bleed’
A
‘blood you bleed’ polyptoton- compounding the image
alliteration and constants
4
Q
‘its just a piece of cloth’
A
‘cloth’ is in the second line of each stanza except from the last
the flag is a piece of cloth
5
Q
‘that makes the guts of men grow bold’
A
proud of your flag
olympics
covering your own morality
6
Q
‘brings a nation to its knees’
A
metaphor
brings everyone together
nationhood
ideological control
