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Unseen Poetry Practice — Quotes

2 quotes by John Agard with full 6-part analysis

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PROGRESS

“wha yu mean / when yu say half-caste”

EXTENDED ANALOGY / REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUMPHONETIC DIALECT / LINGUISTIC RESISTANCE

John Agard · Half-Caste

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REGRESS

“just a piece of cloth / that makes the guts of men go blind”

REDUCTIVE LANGUAGE / DEFLATIONQUESTION-AND-ANSWER STRUCTURE

John Agard · Flag

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