Half-caste by John Agard

Where was John Agard born?

• Barbados

• Guyana

• Cuba

• Havana

Complete the statement: Agard became angry when people referred to him as (a)   -caste.

True or false: half-caste is an offensive term to denote a person whose parents are of different races.

• True

• False

What does 'half-caste' have connotations of?

• impure

• intelligent

• inferior

• impeccable

Which themes are key in Agard's poem?

• Family

• War

• Experience

• Identity

What imagery does Agard use to make comparisons?

• Picasso mixing paint

• Tchaikovsky playing black and white keys

• The colours of a rainbow

• The English weather

True or false: Agard writes in his Caribbean dialect and doesn't use Standard English.

• True

• False

What is it called when the speaker talks directly to the listener?

• Rhetorical question

• First person

• Direct address

• Dialect

What is it called when a poem has no rhyme scheme or rhythm?

• Blank verse

• Free verse

• No verse

• No rhyming verse

What are the opening lines of the poem?

• when I'm introduced to yu / I'm sure you'll understand

• An I will tell yu / de other half / of my story

• Excuse me / standing on one leg

• Explain yuself / wha yu mean