Half-cast Flashcards
1
Q
Who is the author?
A
John Agard
2
Q
Name the quotes that support phonetic spelling
A
“sky” and “mix”
3
Q
What quote supports colloquial language?
A
“Yu” and “wid”
4
Q
Name technique which supports “yuself”
A
Patois
5
Q
Name the quote that supports repetition?
A
“Explain yuself”
6
Q
What is the message of the poem?
A
This is a poem about asserting your identity against others who would ‘bring you down’.
7
Q
Name the quote to support the message?
A
Sarcasm- “when tchicovski sit down at dah piano and mix black key wid a white key”
8
Q
what is the relationship with the first and last line of the poem/
A
Very forceful and Agard is his hatred for the people who relate to him as “half-cast” and would go on forever about how it is not right. “excuse me” and “of my story”
