No problem

• who wrote No problem

  benjamin zephaniah
• key quotes

  “ but i bear de brunts Of silly playground taunts“

  “i am not de problem”

  “i can do more dan dance”

  “but dey got me on de run now i am branded athletic “

  “black is not de problem “

  “yu put me in a pigeon hole but i am versitile “
• how many stanzas and what do each contain

  2

  in first stanza it explains his past and experiences with bullying even as a child. Speaker affirms he knows he is not confirr by stereotyped instead he is “versatile“ also is resilience;determined not to let his experience put him down

  second stanza shows his future what it lies for him. Displayed his awareness that racism is a sociatel issue which effect him his whole life however he isn’t going to hold a grudge
• structures of the poem

  enjambent

  phonetic spelling

  direct address

  personail pronouns “ i “ “yu”

  carrsbean slang
• context for this poem

  brown in 1958 in birmingham but has jamaican heritage which influenced his writing

  poem reflection of his struggles he faced even as a child , with racism and stereotypes - which he has fought against throughout his life
• summary of poem

  prom explores the racial abuse and discrimsfion that Zephaniah experienced

  benjamajn assert he is not the problem , the problem lies with those who inflict this racial abuse

  he explains how he was subjected to resist behaviours at school then explain how they were prejudice toward him”but i bear de brunt of silly playground taunts”

  Lastly he emphasises the important for it pride on ones identity