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Power & Conflict Cluster
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1
What's the effect of the rhyme scheme?
To build rhythm and pace
To create a tone of anger
To make it sound like a song
To place emphasis on the importance of the black people
2
What are John Agard's poems usually about?
Religion
Power
Cultural Identity & race
Nursery rhymes
3
What does the lack of punctuation in the poem suggest about the poet?
He wants to be different
He wants the reader to be confused
He refuses to accept the restrictions forced on him
He refuses to do what is expected
4
Who is the poet referring to when he says 'dem'?
The government
Anyone in power
His teachers
His boss
5
What dialect is the poem written in?
Scottish
Caribbean
Creole
South American
6
Why are 3 stanzas written in italics?
It's a different speaker
To focus on the white historical figures
To create a different tone
Focusing on black historical figures, in Creole dialect
7
Which structural feature is prominent in the poem?
All of the above
Rhyme
Rhythm
Enjambment
8
What is the poet so angry about?
Being taught nothing about his own history
Only being taught about white historical figures
Being a victim of racial prejudice
Being powerless to white people
9
Why has John Agard written this poem?
To highlight how white history is taught not black history
To present the conflict between fact and fiction
To criticise those who are racially prejudiced
To criticise white people
10
What is the word 'dem' a variation of?
When
Him
Them
That
11
Why does the poet write in non-standard English?
To make the poem more authentic
For comic effect
To force us to acknowledge his identity
To show the reader where he is from
12
Why does the poet use natural imagery to describe Nanny de maroon?
To show her as a mystical, visionary influence on his life & others
To emphasise her God-like nature
To create a kind of calypso rhythm
As a mark of respect
13
Where was John Agard from?
Mexico
Guyana
Britain
Brazil
14
What does the poet juxtapose throughout the poem?
Himself and his teacher
White and black historical figures
Power and Powerlessness
Past and present
15
What is the overall tone of the poem?
Longing
Celebratory
Controlled anger
Dissatisfaction
16
What is the form of this poem?
No form
An Oral Poem
A Ballad
A narrative
17
Who is the speaker of the poem?
John Agard/the poet
Nanny de maroon
Toussaint L'Overture
An unknown Caribbean man
18
Which of the following words from the poem is NOT a violent verb?
Jump
Bandage
Carving
Blind
