Language

• Motif of light

  • “De beacon to de Haitian revolution”
  • ”fire-woman”
  • ”a healing star”
  • ”a yellow sunrise”
  • emotional significance to him and a source of guidance
  • a symbol of hope for s future where black culture is widely taught
• “Blind me to me own identity”

  • Demonstrates the deliberate nature of the abuse inflicted by colonial control.
  • His education has changed the way in which he views the world now
  • connotations of injury implies that Agard feels he is negatively impacted by his sheltered upbringing
  • oppressive tone - criticises colonialism
• “I carving out me identity”

  • Active verb- ongoing process for the world to appreciate black history.
  • painful connotations showing the effort he has to put into this process- emphasises how much of his history has been shielded from him
  • act as an example to the world to put in the effort for black history
  • wood connotation- indoctrinated by this history