Thirteen Flashcards
1
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Context of thirteen
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Femi is questioned by a police for the crime of a man when he is only 13 years old. The poem explores racism.
2
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Quotation one
“ T, UTH: YT”
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“Thirteen, you’ll tell him: you’re thirteen”
3
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Quotation two
“ YBPOTS, T, BAF”
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“ You’ll be patted on the shoulder, then, by another fed”
4
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Quotation three
“ YWAS,/TBABS”
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“ you were all supernovas,/the biggest and brightest stars”
5
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Quotation 4
“ YWWTTMCLFYO”
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“ you will watch the two men cast lots for your organs,”
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Quotation five
“… DS/OTVOBBH”
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“… dying stars/on the verge of becoming black holes”
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