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Half-Caste

Half Made-Insult
Excuse me-British/Posh
1. Standing on one leg-Stupid
2. Structure-Two stanzas, first and last are both sides of him, separated simply just because someone has called him half-caste.
Explain yuself-Plays with Dialects
What yu mean-Half-caste has no definition, he isn't what half caste means-too many definitions.
1. Repeated for effect-Refrain(repetition of whole line)
Picasso- Well known, western example of the Arts, lit, ballet, paint, epitome of beauty.
Mix red and green-Makes brown, Half-Caste, such a simple activity, mixing paint, telling us being half-Caste isn't a big deal.
England weather-Mixing colours is natural, in the sky.
Dem don't want de sun pass-Blocking a natural thing
Ah rass/-Creole, forget about it
tchaikovsky-Popular, recognised, not capital letter, presenting no body is better than anyone else.
Half-caste symphony-Beautiful, good form of music, good to mix people.
Explain yuself- Unescapable command, cant be called it without an explanation.
What yu mean- Creole dialect, used by Jamaicans. This emphasises not just English and proud
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.
Half-a-hand-half-a-eye- Mentions parts of his bofy, presenting how people look and judge.
John Agard- Caribbean. Mums from Portugal, married to Grace Nichols

Half-Caste

	Created by Lilian Sandhu almost 11 years ago