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I am going to compare two poems from diverse cultures. The first is called 'This Is The Six O'clock News'. It is by a Scottish poet called Tom Leonard. A Caribbean poet named John Agard writes the second, called 'Listen Mr Oxford Don'.
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English Diverse Cultures Essay I am going to compare two poems from diverse cultures. The first is called 'This Is The Six O'clock News'. It is by a Scottish poet called Tom Leonard. A Caribbean poet named John Agard writes the second, called 'Listen Mr Oxford Don'. The two poems are not written in a 'Standard English' way. The poem by Tom Leonard is written phonetically for a Scottish accent. The poem by John Agard isn't written phonetically but is still written in a Caribbean dialect. Both poems are mocking people think they speak 'properly' or with Received Pronunciation. When Tom Leonard wrote his poem he knew that people who have a Standard English accent would read it. He is trying to put his readers in his shoes. He is saying that we laugh at him because of the way he speaks. Now he is laughing at us trying...
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