Checking out me history Quotes 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureAQA AnthologyGCSEAQA Created by: LFreelandCreated on: 09-09-18 09:16 'Bandage up me eye with me own history Blind me to me own identity' (Language) (Plosive Sounds) Reflects anger 1 of 9 Intertexuality Shows the events and people we are taught about 2 of 9 Colloquial Speech/Phonetic Alphabet Shows his own culture and background which he feels is not acknowledged by the English Curriculum 3 of 9 No Punctuation He rejects the rules of English Grammar like he is rejecting white history 4 of 9 Short Lines An unconventional way to write about unconventional ideas 5 of 9 'lick back' (Language) References to whipping during the slave trade 6 of 9 'dem tell me bout de man who discover de ballon' (Language) (Plosive sounds) 7 of 9 Florence Nightingale/Mary Seacole (Language) (Intertextuality) Compares a white historic figure who we learned about with a black historical figure who we aren't taught about 8 of 9 'I carving out me identity' (Langauge) (Verb) Suggests a struggle to create a space for his history. He is creating something beautiful like a piece of art 9 of 9
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