Analysing Poems – Search for My Tounge Essay Example

ohn Agard has of people calling him ‘half-caste’ which, suggests that he’s only half of a person. Which he describes throughout the poem. - Line 25; John Agard explains that a black key and a white key results in a ‘half caste symphony’. This suggests that being mixed race is a good thing and creates a nice person, like a piano with black keys and white keys does. From line 30 onwards John Agard really begins to put his point across by saying: ‘I’m sure you’ll understand why I offer yu half-a-hand’ this line suggests that being called ‘half-caste’ is like being called ‘half a person’ Presents from my aunts in Pakistan - Moniza Alvi starts the poem with a similie. This similie suggests that she’s unsure and not happy with her two, very different cultures. - The structure of the poem i