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Poems from other cultures
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"Poems from other cultures" Both poems, 'Hurricane hits England' and 'Search for my tongue' explore the importance of feeling confident with your identity. Furthermore, how it seems to have changed once they settled in another country, facing modern cultures. The arrival of a hurricane in England, which tends not to occur usually triggers thoughts about the writer's experiences/life in the Caribbean, on the other hand. The opening line from 'Hurricane hits England' shows that the poet has triggered thoughts about her past. This makes her reflect about life at home in the Caribbean. The following two lines, "Half the night she lay awake, the howling ship of the wind", I believe she is using the ship as a metaphor to show how the storm carries memories. I also think she is reflecting on when a ship carried her from her homeland when she may have been vulnerable due to slavery in...
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