Poems from other cultures, Cluster 1

What hasn't changed in the poem 'Nothing's Changed', which is the theme?

The division between white people and the black and coloured people in South Africa after the abolition of apartheid

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Why is present tense used in 'Limbo'?

Suggests the oppression is ongoing

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In 'Island Man', 'groggily groggily' is separated from the body of the poem:

To show that the island man is gradually waking up

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The tone of 'Two Scavengers' suggests that Ferlinghetti:

condemns human nature, and is distant and occasionally angry

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Why has Denise Levertov spelt Vietnam 'Viet Nam' in 'What Were They Like?'?

To show the ignorance of some foreigners

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What does the limbo stick symbolise?

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Why is present tense used in 'Limbo'?

Suggests the oppression is ongoing

In 'Island Man', 'groggily groggily' is separated from the body of the poem:

The tone of 'Two Scavengers' suggests that Ferlinghetti:

'What Were They Like?' is set out in a question and answer form to...

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