Half caste Flashcards
1
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“Excuse me
A
is an insincere apology or an interruption; the speaker wants to grab the reader’s attention
2
Q
half-caste”:
A
He is challenging the implication that he is seen as half a person
3
Q
Excuse me
A
The insincerity of “Excuse me” sets up the satirical tone of the poem, because the speaker is not sorry for anything:
You can also read it as an objection to, or an interruption of, the mindset that created the term “half-caste”
4
Q
half-caste canvas”
A
Hi lights how mixing things is used negatively when describing race, but positively when describing art
5
Q
explain
A
He uses the analogy of clouds in the sky to interrogate the meaning of “half-caste”:
He states that if it means cloudy weather, England nearly always has “half-caste” weather
