Themes of racism and identity in all or some of the following poems: "Telephone Conversation", "On the Subway", "On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria", and "Homecoming", paying particular attention to the poets' use of language and imagery.

... Explore some of the ways in which the poets examine the themes of racism and identity in all or some of the following poems: "Telephone Conversation", "On the Subway", "On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria", and "Homecoming", paying particular attention to the poets' use of language and imagery. The essay must show * Awareness of the "distinctive cultural context" of the poems - that is, the way in which the poems reflect the 20th century concerns with ignorance, racism, prejudice, urban alienation, violence, and the inheritance of colonialism and slavery. * Your understanding of the writer's purposes in writing the poems. * The writer's use of linguistic devices to create effects. * An ability to explore comparisons between poems * Your ability to consider different approaches to poems and alternative interpretations - that is, that there is rarely only one interpretation of a poem. Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian man who grew up in his

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