Half-Caste

Half-Caste

1. Half Made-Insult

2. Excuse me-British/Posh

   • Standing on one leg-Stupid
   • Structure-Two stanzas, first and last are both sides of him, separated simply just because someone has called him half-caste.

3. Explain yuself-Plays with Dialects

4. What yu mean-Half-caste has no definition, he isn't what half caste means-too many definitions.

   • Repeated for effect-Refrain(repetition of whole line)

5. Picasso- Well known, western example of the Arts, lit, ballet, paint, epitome of beauty.

6. Mix red and green-Makes brown, Half-Caste, such a simple activity, mixing paint, telling us being half-Caste isn't a big deal.

7. England weather-Mixing colours is natural, in the sky.

8. Dem don't want de sun pass-Blocking a natural thing

9. Ah rass/-Creole, forget about it

10. tchaikovsky-Popular, recognised, not capital letter, presenting no body is better than anyone else.

11. Half-caste symphony-Beautiful, good form of music, good to mix people.

12. Explain yuself- Unescapable command, cant be called it without an explanation.

13. What yu mean- Creole dialect, used by Jamaicans. This emphasises not just English and proud

14. Half of mih eye-half-a-shadow-Mocking whoever calls him Half -caste , it doesn't make sense, he doesn't have half of anything and the comment is unnecessary.

15. Half-a-hand-half-a-eye- Mentions parts of his bofy, presenting how people look and judge.

16. John Agard- Caribbean. Mums from Portugal, married to Grace Nichols