Jamaican British - Raymond Antrobus (2018)

Question 1

Who is Raymond?

Answer 1

A poet in which he has a British mother and a Jamacian British. This dual heritage is reflected in his poem as he searches to form his own identity.

Question 2

What is the form and structure of the poem?

Answer 2

‘you can say its rap’ I love it because ‘it just blurs all those kinds of line about purist ideas and whar sound should a poem be making

Question 3

What is the tone of the poem?

Answer 3

Tone is defiant and sharp. The poet explains how his mixed heritage has been perceived by others and how he is trying to forge his own identiy

Question 4

What are some quotes?

Answer 4

Half-caste, half-mule,house slave - Jamaican British
Light-skin, straight male, privileged- Jamaican British
You cannot love sugar and hate your sweetness’

Question 5

What does the light skin… mean

Answer 5

Antrobus uses lists of three when he describes the attributes which make him Jamaican. layering of the word in quick succession shows the misconceptions and prejudices which have been levelled at him

Question 6

Whate does you cannot love sugar and hate your sweetness mean?

Answer 6

Contrats shoes the turmoil the poet is feeling. Shows father has a warm figure

Question 7

What themese are in the poem

Answer 7

Identify and belonging