We refugees Flashcards
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Who is the poet?
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Benjamin Zephaniah
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When was it written?
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2000
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Context:
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- Personal pronoun of the title ‘we’ draws readers in, as it shows how we can all be affected by the themes of the poem
- Zephaniah is a strong advocate for human rights and equality
- Discusses plight of refugees around the world and how easy it can be to be displaced from your home
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Repetition and Anaphora:
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- Particularly of the phrase ‘we can all’ to underline how immigration and the lives of refugees is an important issue
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Form and structure:
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- 10 stanzas
- 2 longer stanzas which contain repetition and add emphasis to the main messages of the poem
- No set rhyme scheme which makes the poem more natural and argumentative
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Repetition
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- Particularly of the phrase ‘we can all’ to underline how immigration and the lives of refugees is an important issue and could happen to any of us
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Use of personal pronouns
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- As well as ‘we’, Zephaniah uses ‘I’ a lot- both of these pronouns directly address the reader
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Imagery
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- Contrasting images used to show how quickly life can change, and how something beautiful can be negative and dangerous
‘ I come from a musical place / where they shoot me for my song’
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Tone
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- personal and urgent
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Enjambement
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- A lot of the lines in the poem run into each other
- Makes poem feel more natural and allows us to follow flow of argument more readily
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Techniques used:
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Repetition
Personal pronouns
Imagery
Enjambement
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Themes
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Belonging
Identity
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Poems for comparison:
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Us- Zaffar Kunial
The emigree- Carol Rumens
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Quotes:
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‘I come from a musical place / where they shoot me for my song’
‘all my family were born there’
‘we all came here from somewhere’
‘I am told i have no country now’
