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What is the overall tone of the poem?

What's the effect of the rhyme scheme?

Why has John Agard written this poem?

What does the poet juxtapose throughout the poem?

Why are 3 stanzas written in italics?

Why does the poet write in non-standard English?

What is the poet so angry about?

What is the form of this poem?

Why does the poet use natural imagery to describe Nanny de maroon?

What is the word 'dem' a variation of?

What are John Agard's poems usually about?

Who is the poet referring to when he says 'dem'?

What does the lack of punctuation in the poem suggest about the poet?

Where was John Agard from?

Which structural feature is most prominent in the poem?

Who is the speaker of the poem?

Which of the following words from the poem is NOT a violent verb?

What dialect is the poem written in?