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Compare the two poems, 'Presents from my aunts in Pakistan' and 'Search for my tongue' - Both poems shows people thinking about their roots and how each poem conveys their thoughts and feelings.
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Compare the two poems, 'Presents from my aunts in Pakistan' and 'Search for my tongue'. Both poems shows people thinking about their roots and how each poem conveys their thoughts and feelings. In this essay I will be evaluating two poems from different cultures and traditions. Both poems 'Search for my tongue' and 'presents from my aunts in Pakistan' are about true identity and searching for your roots. 'Presents from my aunts in Pakistan' is mainly about a girl who is of mixed race and how she describes the gifts of clothes and jewellery sent to her in England by her Pakistani relatives. There is no rhyme scheme and the poem is written in free verse. Free verse simply means that the phrases are arranged loosely across the page. It is divided into stanzas of varying length. The girl contrasts the beautiful clothes and jewellery of India with English clothing....
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