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'Half-caste' 'search for my tongue' and 'blessing' all show people who are outsiders - How does each poet convey their thoughts and feelings?
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'Half-caste' 'search for my tongue' and 'blessing' all show people who are outsiders. How does each poet convey their thoughts and feelings? You should include: The idea and attitudes of the poets The way the poems are set out-the structure The ways each poet uses language What the poets have to say about their feelings. All three poems are about outsiders and issues that they find important. Issues that most of us would take for granted if we were not actually in that particular group. The first poem 'half-caste' by John Agard addresses the issue of being half-caste. The poet ridicules the use of the term half-caste. The poet does this in a very light-hearted and fun way. He asks if Picasso is second rate just because he mixed colours in his paintings and he asks if the English weather is classed as "half-caste weather" because it's always overcast in England. Should Tchaikovsky's work or music be...
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