no problem

Question 1

what does the lack of punctuation show about the pace of the poem

Answer 1

this shows that zephaniah is reading at a much quicker pace giving it this sort of rant feeling towards the audience

Question 2

give an example of phonetic dialect in the poem

Answer 2

“i am not de problem”

Question 3

what does the repetition of “i am not de problem”

Answer 3

it emphasises how zephaniah is trying to get his point across that black people are not the problem and that society is the main problem

Question 4

how does zephaniah show maturity abs tolerance in the poem

Answer 4

he says “i greet yu with a smile” showing that not matter how people treat him he’ll always make a true impression of himself

Question 5

give examples of uses of stereotypes

Answer 5

“i can do more than dance”
“now i am branded athletic”
“but dey got me on de run”