Poetry from Different cultures

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Poetry from Different cultures

• Cluster 1

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LimboEdward Kamau Braithwaite

• How does the poet feel about aspects of his
  culture? (and how can you tell?)
• Why does he repeat so many words and phrases
  throughout the poem?
• How does he use sounds to get his ideas across?

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Notrhings ChangedTatamkhulu Afrika

• How does the poet bring out different aspects of
  the experience of living in South Africa?
• Which words are intended to make the reader think
  that the restaurant does not belong in SDistrict
  Six?
• How does the poet show his attitude towards the
  contrasts between the two worlds?
• What do you think the poets intention was in
  writing this poem?

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Island ManGrace Nichols

• How does the poet use images involving colour?
• What does the poet make you realise about moving
  to a foreign land?
• Find three examples of how Grace Nicholls
  contrasts London and the Caribbean.

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BlessingImtiaz Dharker

• Pick out the sounds and pictures the poet uses to
  convey the message about the importance of water.
• How is water a blessing to the people of the
  poem?
• What do you learn about a different culture from
  Blessing?

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Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People
in a MercedesLawrence Ferlinghetti

• What device does the poet use to bring the two
  worlds together at the traffic lights?
• List the things we are told about the physical
  appearance of the different people in the poem.
• What does the poem show you about aspects of life
  in America?

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Night of the ScorpionNissim Ezekiel

• How do the villagers react to the news of the
  scorpion having stung the boys mother?
• Compare the reaction to the way that the news
  might be received in a village in Britain.
• What do you learn about the strength of the
  people in Night of the Scorpion?

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What Were They Like?Denise Levertov

• Make a list of the things we are told about the
  people of Vietnam before and after the war.
• How are the people of Vietnam portrayed in this
  poem?
• What device does the poet use to make the reader
  consider this question?

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VulturesChinua Achebe

• List the things we are told which make the
  creatures seem
• Disgusting
• Affectionate
• What do you find disturbing about the Commandant
  stopping to buy sweets for his children?o