Half-Caste Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote ‘Half-Caste’?
A
John Agard
2
Q
When was ‘Half-Caste’ written?`
A
2005
3
Q
What does half-caste mean?
A
Of mixed race.
4
Q
How does Agard speak in this poem?
A
Using non-standard English.
5
Q
What phrase does Agard repeat a lot during the poem?
A
He uses half-caste but to refer to the example he has given. For example: half caste weather forecast, half caste canvas.
6
Q
What is the message of the poem?
A
To show that using half to describe someone can be deriving and offensive, thus calling someone of mixed race will be offensive to them, but sometimes people will use the word without knowing what it means.
7
Q
Which pianist is mentioned in this poem?
A
Tchaikovsky.
8
Q
What is it called when a sentence continues onto the next line?
A
Enjambment
