POEMS
Re-read Half-caste and Search For My Tongue . Compare the ways the writers present societal expectations . You should make reference to language, form and structure. Support your answer with examples from the poems.4 Examiners should be alert to a variety of responses and should reward points that are clearly based on comparison of the two poems. Evidence of a degree of personal response must be given. It is not sufficient to summarise or paraphrase, nor is it sufficient simply to list literary devices. Half-caste (AO2) Responses may include: the poem challenges the expectations of society to place people into simple categories, especially through the idea of being called ‘half-caste’ the speaker uses a direct and challenging voice from the opening, ‘Excuse me’, immediately questioning the attitudes of others the repeated command ‘Explain yuself’ shows that the speaker refuses to accept society’s way of thinking the use of Jamaican Creole ...