Cards (6)

  • "Tell"
    Verb and shows how he is being forced to learn this history. He is passive and has no control.
  • "Me"
    Personal Pronoun and how he is tired of being invisible.
  • "Dem tell me"

    Repetition to show his frustration and anger due to not being heard and how he cannot comprehend the mundane nature of being taught the same history over again.
  • "Dem"
    "Dem" = Written Phonetically to mimic his dialect and show how he is proud of his culture and identity. he does not want to conform to british rules and societies expectations.
  • "Dem" and "Me"
    Juxtaposition and separation between the Black and White people, he does not feel apart of them, outnumbered, and there is a disparity in power.
  • "Dem tell me/Dem tell me"
    Quote 1