Language, form and structure

• The poem is written in a Creole dialect, which echoes the mix of cultures that make up a person who is “half-caste”.
• Agard refers to “Picasso” and “Tchaikovsky”, highlighting the fact that without mixing, art and music would not exist
• Humour is used, referring to the “overcast” English weather
• The metaphorical “whole” at the end of the poem suggests that a person who sees another as “half” is closed-minded