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Discuss how the theme of prejudice is dealt with in 'Telephone Conversation' and in 'You Will Be Hearing From Us Shortly', you should make particular reference to the language used in each poem.
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Discuss how the theme of prejudice is dealt with in 'Telephone Conversation' and in 'You Will Be Hearing From Us Shortly', you should make particular reference to the language used in each poem. Laura Pottle The poems Telephone Conversation and you will be hearing from us shortly both deal with prejudice and discrimination, however they both deal with different types. In Telephone Conversation we see racial prejudice against an African man looking for a flat, the woman is very blunt and rude. In You Will Be Hearing From Us Shortly we see general prejudice in a job interview in which the speaker is patronising and very offensive. Telephone conversation is structured by one long stanza, a continuous casual conversation showing both peoples thoughts, and is an enjambment. In the first line we see the idea of the poem is a house-hunt. The man says immediately about his race, 'I am African' suggesting...
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