Poem - Half Caste Flashcards
Summary
The speaker is discussing the term half cash, which is attributed to him as a result of mixed race Heritage.
Result of racism his hole
Life
Who is the author
John Agard (1959-present)
Who is John agard
Moved from guyan to England in 1977
His love of language Dean from his childhood love of cricket commentary and he eventually began to create his own
Half caste explores
Explores multiple race issues faced by black and mixed race people living in the United Kingdom
The poem reflects the feelings of Agard as a result of being labelled half cast upon moving to the UK
“Excuse me”
The poem begins with an intricate apology to the audience with a sarcastic tone
“Standing on one leg”
They are not fully stable or secure in their identity
“ mix red and green is a half cast canvas”
Colour in Madrid create a dis judgement image and adds to the uncomfortable tone
It could also be interpreted that beauty is created by mixing of races
“Explain yuslef”
This phrase is repeated throughout the poem to show the speaker directly challenging them
“ when light and shadow makes de sky is a half cast weather”
Create another imagery
About overcast weather
“ England weather is nearly always half caste”
Hear the speaker is calling out the speed of him being criticised for being mixed race when British culture is based on combination of others
“Half caste symphony”
Imagery issues had to create a great impression of the beauty of being part of two cultures
His tone in the poem is
Start off joking and happy and by the end of the poem is angry and direct
Name half caste
that this is what the speaker believes completely defined them / half of something
this is used as an insult for people of mixed race
Structure
A person begins with a free line stanza to empathetically introduce a topic of the poem
Language
Much of the languages is contrasting.”light and shadow”
“Overcast”
