This is in order to add a positive
rhythmto the poem
Metaphor
"Carubbean hills have moved"
Introducing new tastes to the British society
Mango soaked in sunshine"
Creates imagery
Simile
"Congo-peas like warny pearls"
"Pearls" connotate beauty and wealth
Gives value to food- richness
Use of Colours
Shows a positive celebratative
tone which are connotations of
food festivals where cultures come
together to enjoy eachothers
dishes
"green football"
"fleshy green"
"Big Brown O's"
"Black Molasses"
About the Poet
Berry's writing often "explores
the relationship between black
and white communities
James Berry is a Jamaican poet who
settled in England in the
1940s
His works also evoke the Carabian
immigrants views towards Britain
and British Society
About the Poem
Berry shows contrast in a very
discreet manner
"Breadfruit a green football"
Constrasts the Caribbean's love for food and
England's love for football. This brings the
cultures together which is what the whole poem
is about.
Structure
The poem is written in 12 stanza with
45 lines
The lack of sturcture could be an
implication of the ability to eat
whatever and whereever you want
Analysis
Repetition of "Caribbean hills have moved and come"
"Red buses pass for donkeys now"
Tone
Throughout the poem, the tone is very
positive however there is an obvious
change in tone in lines 42 and 43.
This could be because
Alliteration and Unpredictible Collocation
"Handful Hold Hidden Sunset
The unpredictible collocation doesn''t sound right, this
puts an emphasis on the contrast of the two countries that
have similarities however they have their own specialities
COLLOCATION:
sequence of words or
two words that often
go together