COMH

• Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture?

  The leader of the Haitian revolution
• Fill in the quotation “… up me eye”?

  Bandage
• Why do all the people he mentions have a connection to light?

  To show how he is trying to illuminate historical identity
• Why is Agard dismissive of British history in stanza 3?


  It doesn’t affect him and has nothing to do with him so there’s no reason he should know about it
• Why are nursery rhymes used in stanza 5?

  They are used to highlight the extent of cultural ignorance
• Why is some of the poem sung?

  To communicate the admiration and to convey his happiness about learning about his history
• What is Agard criticising?

  Colonialism
• Why does Agard use juxtaposition in stanza 8?

  To show inconsistencies in history
• Who is Nanny de Maroon?

  Leader of the Maroons
• What are the themes of Checking Out Me History?

  Identity, history, power of society, education