Why is the poem written using two different structures?

To show there are two different historical perspectives

The way a group of people speak

What does John Agard state that he is doing at the end of the poem?

Finding out about his own history

What does the poem say about education?

It should be made relevant to those being taught

How is Agard using juxtaposition/ contrast?

He contrasts white and black people, He contrasts silly nursery rhymes with historical figures

What is phonetic spelling?

When you spell words how they sound.

What would John Agard rather be learning about?

Famous black historical figures

How does Agard/ the narrator feel about power?

That ethnic minorities have less power., That it is being misused.

How does the poem end?

The narrator takes responsibility for his own learning.

What does the quote '1066 and all dat' suggest?

Learning about the Battle of Hastings isn't important

Why has Agard used rhyme?

It is ironic- the poem sounds upbeat but has a negative tone, It's fun to speak & perform- Agard often performs in public

What does John Agard mean by 'Dem tell me'?

White people have decided my education

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1
Why is the poem written using two different structures?
To break up the poem
Because there are two narrators
To show there are two different historical perspectives
2
What is a dialect?
How one individual speaks
The way a group of people speak
The opposite of a language
How people from the UK speak
3
What does John Agard state that he is doing at the end of the poem?
Teaching history
Failing history
Giving up on history
Finding out about his own history
4
What does the poem say about education?
We should only be learning to read and write
It should be made relevant to those being taught
We should only learn about White history
We should only learn about Black history
5
How is Agard using juxtaposition/ contrast?
He compares women and men
He doesn't use this technique
He contrasts white and black people
He contrasts silly nursery rhymes with historical figures
6
What is phonetic spelling?
When you guess at the spelling.
When you miss out the vowels.
When you spell words backwards.
When you spell words how they sound.
7
What would John Agard rather be learning about?
British history
Famous historical figures
Nothing
Famous black historical figures
8
Who is not mentioned in the poem?
Dick Whittington
Nanny De Maroon
Columbus
Churchill
9
What technique is not used in the poem?
Repetition
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Enjambment
10
How does Agard/ the narrator feel about power?
That ethnic minorities have less power.
That it is being misused.
That is is great.
That power is non-existent.
11
How does the poem end?
The narrator says he'll teach others about his culture
The narrator gives up and says he'll never know his identity
The narrator says black history's very important to teach
The narrator takes responsibility for his own learning.
12
What does the quote '1066 and all dat' suggest?
History is the most important subject
Everyone should learn about the Battle of Hastings
Learning about the Battle of Hastings isn't important
13
Why has Agard used rhyme?
To engage the reader and make them want to read on
To represent the nursery rhymes mentioned in the poem
It is ironic- the poem sounds upbeat but has a negative tone
It's fun to speak & perform- Agard often performs in public
14
What happened in 1066?
The queen was born
Napoleon died
The American Civil War
The battle of Hastings
15
What does John Agard mean by 'Dem tell me'?
Other people think they know about me but they don't
School is a waste of time
White people have decided my education
I don't like my teachers

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