Checking Out Me History (AQA GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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What is John Agard's ethnic background?
What is John Agard's ethnic background?
Afro-Guyanese descent
What perspective of history does the poem critique?
What perspective of history does the poem critique?
Eurocentric perspective
What does the metaphor 'Bandage up me eye with me own history' suggest?
What does the metaphor 'Bandage up me eye with me own history' suggest?
True history has been hidden/obscured
What does the repetition of 'Dem tell me' emphasise?
What does the repetition of 'Dem tell me' emphasise?
Imposition of a single narrative
What did Toussaint L'Ouverture achieve?
What did Toussaint L'Ouverture achieve?
Defeated Napoleon's battalion
What did Mary Seacole do when the British said no?
What did Mary Seacole do when the British said no?
She still braved the Russian snow
What does the juxtaposition of British & Black historical figures highlight?
What does the juxtaposition of British & Black historical figures highlight?
Disparity in historical education
How is Mary Seacole portrayed in the imagery 'a healing star/a yellow sunrise'?
How is Mary Seacole portrayed in the imagery 'a healing star/a yellow sunrise'?
Beacon of hope and compassion
What does 'I carving out me identity' symbolise?
What does 'I carving out me identity' symbolise?
Active effort to reclaim identity
What do free verse and Caribbean dialect reflect?
What do free verse and Caribbean dialect reflect?
Speaker's cultural identity
What does enjambment mirror in the poem?
What does enjambment mirror in the poem?
Continuous flow of thoughts
How is Nanny the maroon described?
How is Nanny the maroon described?
See-far woman of mountain dream
What transformation occurs by the poem's end?
What transformation occurs by the poem's end?
Speaker checks out his own history