Worlds & Lives (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Who was James Berry?
Who was James Berry?
Jamaican-British poet
Themes Berry explored in his work
Themes Berry explored in his work
Immigrant experience and cultural identity
Repetition quote showing speaker's reflection
Repetition quote showing speaker's reflection
I was thoughtful
Effect of 'I was thoughtful' repetition
Effect of 'I was thoughtful' repetition
Shows reflective nature and emotional complexity
Imagery quote about city streets
Imagery quote about city streets
Empty city streets lit dimly in a day's first hours
What city streets imagery contrasts with
What city streets imagery contrasts with
Rural Jamaica/speaker's father's banana field
Woman's ignorant question about Jamaica
Woman's ignorant question about Jamaica
What part of Africa is Jamaica?
What Africa question reveals
What Africa question reveals
Ignorance about Caribbean geography and culture
Speaker's humorous response about location
Speaker's humorous response about location
Where Ireland is near Lapland
Purpose of Ireland/Lapland response
Purpose of Ireland/Lapland response
Highlights absurdity of question while staying polite
Personification quote about the woman
Personification quote about the woman
So sincere she was beautiful
What personification of sincerity suggests
What personification of sincerity suggests
Good intentions create connection despite ignorance
Poem's form and its purpose
Poem's form and its purpose
Free verse - allows conversational and reflective tone