Poetry-Lang+Struct+Context

• In wales wanting to be Italian-context 


  Context-Vespa is a small Italian scooter, very popular in 1950s and 60s and Dharker desires to be in Italy on a Vespa.
• In wales wanting to be Italian-lang+structure

  Lang-verb “dying” connotes how dull the place she is living in is.

  Struct- Repetition of “Bella” emulates bourgeoise lifestyle.
• Jamaica British Context 


  Zephaniah experiences Racine on a regular basis-he feels ostracised from society in England.
• Jamaican British lang+struct 


  Lang-“when knowing how to war is Jamaican British“ metaphor-emphasises his internal conflict as he feels England are taking jamaican quality’s as there own

  Struct-repetition of “Jamaican British“ suggests uncertainty of his identity and nationality
• Kumukanda-context

  Kumukanda means initiation-once they cross the river they die and are reborn as a grown adult-this is what the tribe he grew up in believes.
• Kumukanda lang+struct 


  lang-“a tongue that isn’t mine” Metaphor-no freedom of speech

  Struct-“my father and my fathers, father….” Shows he has let generations before him down.
• To my sister Context

  Wordsworth was a romantic poet. Him and his sister had a close relationship and lived together after wordsworth marriage.
• To my Sister lang and Struct

  Lang-alliteration-“It is the first mild day of march“ suggests it isn’t the first day, but it is the first nice sunny day.

  Struct-Juxtaposition is “to the bare trees and mountains bare, and grass in the green field.”
• Peckham rye lane context 


  Amy Blackemore lives and works in London, talks about her experience in a big city as not very good as she emulates it through the quote “As damp and crammed as a coconut shell”
• Peckham rye lane lang and Struct 


  Lang-metaphor “each person is a sturdy hairbrush bristle“ cramped and doesn’t like big city life.

  Struct-stanza lengths are erratic and it mimics the stop-start motion of a bus journey
• The Emigree context 


  Carol Rumens travelled in Russia and Eastern Europe. On travels she adopted foreign customs and languages that are a huge inspiration in her poems
• The Emigree lang and Struct

  Lang-“it may be sick with tyrants“ personification shows the place they are in is dangerous

  Struct-religion of sunlight could connote that the sun is the only ray of happiness they have in the place they are living.
• My mothers kitchen-context 


  Hardi’s parents decide to go back to her home in Iraq after being away for so long due to the conflict-“my mother is planning another escape.”
• My mothers kitchen lang and Struct 


  Lang-semantic field on lines 8-9 are ”escape” and “destination” shows her mother can’t wait to move.

  Struct-repetition of “inherit“ suggests all the things her mum is leaving behind and there is lots
• Island man context 


  Housing problems and racial prejudice meant that many new arrivals struggled to find admirable places to live
• Island man lang and Struct

  Lang-semantic field on lines 6-7 of ”fisherman“ and “seabirds“ shows he has a soft spot for nature.

  Struct-free verse is no rhythm connotes with no stability of where his home is in England or Caribbean.
• We refugees context 


  zephaniah discusses how easy it is for someone to become a refugee at any time in there life.
• We Refugees lang and Struct

  Lang-noun “dealers” depicts the place is dangerous and corrupt and they have no other choice but to stay where they are.

  Struct-Enjambment to make there refuge seem more natural
• sunday dip context 


  Came from poor family, worked as manual labourer throughout the week-“Who seen the water for their Sunday joys”
• Sunday dip lang and Struct

  Lang-metaphor “laugh to hear the thunder“ shows the boys enjoy every spect of playing in the water

  Struct-repetition of “seek” infers they are desperate for replied and freedom from their jobs
• Clear and gentle stream context

  Wrote religious hymns later in career shown in this poem through “First the deep bell hums form the minster tower“
• Clear and gentle stream lang and Struct

  Lang-personification “Where black eddies play.” Eddies=circular movement in water causing whirlpool-shows danger entices interest for the boys. Struct-repetition of “clear and gentle stream” to show cyclical structure of dreams and nature
• I remember, I remember context

  poem reflects on romantic ideals, nature-“Roses, red and white”
• I remember, I remember lang and Struct

  Lang-metaphor- “My spirit flew in feather then“ emphasises stress that comes with illness

  Struct-sibilance “must rush as fresh” creates a calming and soothing mood
• Captain cook context

  Famous explorer-wrote journals on his journeys- Landon idolised him and saw her back garden as her adventures and voyages
• Captain cook lang and Struct

  Lang-non-finite verb “leaving” emulates nostalgic memories and shows that Landon had to move on from her good relationship and adventures with her brother.

  Struct-rhetoric on line 2- emphasises childhood being fantasised and she loved it.
• Us context

  Dad from Pakistan and mum was from Birmingham-proud to be of dual heritage.
• Us lang and Struct

  lang-Oceanic semantic field-motion between all different coasts bring people together like the coasts bring countries together

  Struct-enjambment mimics the flow of the ocean
• Mild the mist upon the hill lang and Struct

  Lang-“the day has wept is fill“ Personification shoes the rain has ended and the day couldn’t get any worse

  Struct-shift from 3rd person to 1st persons highlights the experiences are personal