Checking Out Me History alternates between two structures‚ marked by two different fonts. The first uses the repeated phrase "Dem tell me" to indicate the white version of history‚ mostly written in rhyming couplets‚ triplets or quatrains. Interspersed are the stories of three black historical figures: Toussaint L’Overture‚ Nanny de Maroon and Mary Seacole‚ told using abbreviated syntax with words missed out‚ shorter lines and an irregular rhyme scheme. Agard uses variations in spelling to suggest
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John Agard’s ‘Checking out me history’ is written in dialectical non-standard English‚ where he has tried to input the natural sounds and phrases of a Caribbean dialect. This is important because one of the major themes of the poem is that of his personal identity; this use of language really highlights his different background and puts emphasis on his differences. His use of repetition‚ especially of the phrase “dem tell me” gives a sense of repetition and exaggerates the amount of things he was
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Checking out me history and island man comparison. “Checking out me history” is all about the writer wanting to learn about his past. Instead‚ he is being taught all about the history of white people. He keeps reciting facts that he has learnt. Some of the facts most English children would have learnt whilst they are in school‚ and some of the facts he has been taught outside of school‚ probably by his parents. The poem seems like it is a rant to the schooling system and the politics of the
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“Checkin’ out me history” By John Agard Analysis Essay Toussaint L’Ouverture‚ Mary Seacole‚ Shaka the Zulu. Have you ever heard of them? If not‚ it is probably because from a young age‚ we have all been taught history but were we given all the facts or just being ignorant? Many of the historic and inspirational figures we have learnt about are based in the culture of England but what about the black historic figures because some of these made a huge difference to our lives. John Agard is a poet
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explore ideas and feelings in ‘Checking out me History’ and one other poem from the Anthology. Checking out me History is a poem about a Caribbean man’s frustration at the teaching of history- he believes that he is only taught about white historical figures and argues that some important black icons are neglected. He argues for more freedom to learn about icons from other cultures- reflecting multi-cultural society more accurately. Singh Song is a poem written from the perspective of
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Poem Analysis: “Out‚ Out-” In the poem‚ “Out‚ Out-“‚ author Robert Frost starts off his poem by giving an inanimate object‚ the buzzsaw‚ a sense of life. Using the literary device‚ Personification‚ the buzz saw is being written with characteristics a curious and rather playful child. The buzzsaw acts like once hears the young man’s mother call for supper time‚ that it wants to eat‚ so eats the young man’s hand. The buzzsaw takes (Cuts Off) the hand in a rather subtle demeanor‚ but in truth‚ it would
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back to the kitchen and make me a sandwich This is too short i guess i want to see an essay but these stupid people are making me write an essay cool for them this is what they get why must they require an essay cant i just look at a freaking essay that someone wrote and honestly shouldnt they expect this to happen I mean‚ They cant expect people to take this seriously‚ can they? I just hope someone reads this one day and uses it as an actual essay or poem is it long enough yet? aparantly
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Perception checking Synchronizing our perceptions Have you ever asked yourself “do I have a good communication skills”?. Some people don’t have a good communication skill because they don’t get involved with people in the communities a lot‚ but other do because they want to build up the relationship and understand how people react. The perceptional process is consider for people to create varieties of things or situations. For example‚ when I
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It Is Never The Boys Fault The poem “Out‚ Out ---“ by Robert Frost is a narrative poem describing when a boy was doing a man’s job and sawing wood. When the boy was told it was time for dinner‚ he cut off part of his hand. This poem seems to be very shallow and to be only about this boy dying but its really more of that. This poem constantly takes the blame off of the boy for causing his death and puts it onto other people. The first time this takes place is when Frost blames the boys parents
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As a previous elementary student‚ I remember disliking history so much. All it ever was was just a combination of memorization and reading. After reading chapter four and getting insight on Tina’s project “History of Me‚” I was immediately intrigued. I found it disheartening to read at the beginning of the chapter that most of Tina’s students did not consider themselves a part of history. Tina began a project in her classroom that allowed her students to be able to look at their past and connect
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