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Choose two poems, where the writer reveals strong feelings about their culture or tradition.
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Choose two poems, where the writer reveals strong feelings about their culture or tradition. The poems, 'For search For My Tongue' and 'Half-Caste' are poems, which concentrate on one major factor: culture. Although the poets may hold opposing stances, these are expressed in an effective and distinctive manner. Both John Agard of 'Half-Caste' and Sujata Bhatt of 'For Search For My Tongue' talk passionately of their culture and tradition in emotive language. Firstly I will discuss an idealistic yet cultural poem: 'For Search For My Tongue'. An unordinary poem using Gujrati, phonetic Gujrati and ordinary English language structure. The poem is concerned with mother tongue (Gujrati), and how the first tongue is put on back burner; as a foreign tongue needs to be spoken. The language of the poem is like plait; this has been shown with the use of the metaphors in a rather dramatic style. Unique style and...
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