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The document analyzes various poems, focusing on themes of nationalism, cultural identity, and the impact of conflict. It discusses the use of imagery, symbolism, and structure in works by Garland, Agard, Rumens, Dharker, and Duffy, highlighting how these elements convey emotional and political messages. Each poem reflects the personal and collective experiences of individuals affected by war, colonization, and displacement.

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Poem

The document analyzes various poems, focusing on themes of nationalism, cultural identity, and the impact of conflict. It discusses the use of imagery, symbolism, and structure in works by Garland, Agard, Rumens, Dharker, and Duffy, highlighting how these elements convey emotional and political messages. Each poem reflects the personal and collective experiences of individuals affected by war, colonization, and displacement.

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Kamikaze- Garland

a flask of water, a samurai sword in the cockpit, a shaven head


 a list referring to the ritual undertaken by kamikaze pilots
alludes to the powerful nationalistic messages the pilot received, to complete his
mission, as he chants his “powerful incantations” (manupilated, propoganda)
‘samurai sword’ = symbolic of patriotism-dark undertone (seppuku ; ritual japanese
suicide)
blue-green translucent sea
 The simile Garland uses connotes to the pilot’s love for his beautiful
homeland and perhaps to the idea of victory and celebration
to describe the scene below as a positive one , convey a tone of nostalgia
the better way to die

The wide-reaching impact of conflict => from his daughter’s perspective in third
person : impact on family members , isolation created within the family

AO3= fly into enemies and kiling themselves in the process, priotising honour

Checking out me history – Agard

Dem tell me

 deliberate use of the Guyanese Creole dialect : show his own culture and
background, which he feels is not acknowledged by the English curriculum,
reflects his pride in his own culture and background.

 repetition : accusatory tone showing his anger

Bandage up me eye/ Blind me

 violant imagery : deliberate nature of the abuse inflicted by colonial control

Dem tell me...I craving out

 cyclical structure: lack of progress

 present continuous : an on-going process

 deliberate choice of the verb “carving a difficult and sometimes painful journey

AO3= Gyonese writer, when Guyona was colonised by Britain (education)


The Emigrée – Rumens

Sunlight

 epistrophe, as every stanza ends with a reference to sunlight : juxtaposes the


positive connotations of sunlight with the negative connotations of “branded” ,shows
that her love for her country and the memory of it will always outweigh any feelings of
pain caused by it
 Metaphore : her memory of the city is “sunlight-clear”, the positivity, light and
guidance the speaker associates with her home

I comb its hair


 personifies the city, her love is maternal towards the city “docile as paper”
 no names from the city: universality of emigrants
Tissue – Imtiaz Dharker
(SYMBOLE OF LIGHT) Paper that lets the light shine through”, “The sun shines
through”, “luminous script” ,“daylight break through”
 symbol of truth and enlightenment, God is also often described as a light that guides
the way, able to permeate through life and materialism, The poet could also be
referencing the ultimate power of nature, as the overwhelming power of daylight is
something that people can’t control, symbolise hope; the hope of breaking free of
things that control us

War photographer - Carol Ann Duffy

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