Half-Caste! Flashcards
Who is John Agard?
John Agard is a poet who started his writing career as a journalist in Guyana and is mixed-race,the motive that inspired the poem “Half-Caste”was the word racist and this angered yet inspired him to write this poem.
How has Repetition emphasised the Structure of the poem?
Repetition has emphasised such a structure by how offended Agard is by the term and thought that he is perceived as half a person.
What does the quote “Excuse me” say in the reader’s mind?
The quote “Excuse me”say in the reader’s mind is that it seems as if he is apologizing but doesn’t because he is angry due to him being mixed race and there is a sense of unfair labeling.
What feeling does the quote “Explain yuself” create to the reader?
This creates a feeling that the poet is from a different country based on the use of dialect and this quote specifically,is repeated throughout the poem.
What form and structure is the poem”Half-Caste”?
The from and structure of this poem is that the poem is Free Verse (this means there is no fixed rhythm or rhyme scheme,it is an EMOTIVE poem) and contain Phonetic Spelling (which means there is an accent of Afro-Caribbean which simply means dialect) and lastly there is no Punctuation which creates there being enjambment and is utilised to reject conversations.
How does Agard create an emotive tone in Line 19,the quote “spiteful dem don’t want de sun pass”?
Agard creates an emotive tone in Line 19,from the quote “spiteful dem don’t want de sun pass” by the use of the adjective “spiteful” to connect racists who use the term in spite.
How is conflict used in the poem “Half-Caste”?
