no problem

• quotes

  • i am not de problem- repetition changes stereotypes
  • black is not de problem- critiques societal prejudice
  • i can teach you of timbuktu- celebrates african heritage
• form and structure

  • dramatic monologue- personal, direct voice
  • phonetic dialect- celebrates identify, resists assimilation
  • rhyming couplets- conversational yet powerful
• context

  • benjamin zephaniah
  • reflects zephaniah's experiences of racism in Britain, addressing systemic prejudice
• feelings and attitudes

  • defiance
  • pride in identity
  • hope for equality
• structure

  • part 1- racist stereotypes
  • part 2- future of hope and change
• form

  • personal pronouns
  • real story
  • regular abcb rhyme scheme
  • used 2 stanzas of different lengths
• compare to half-caste