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Dub Poetry: Poem Analysis

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Dub poetry is defined to be the spoken word with the blend of the rhythmic sounds of reggae music, which influenced by African traditions. This poetic strategy is defined by 3 main parts the spoken word, performance and the powerful interpretation the poem creates towards the audience. Dub poetry when it comes to lyrics becomes a creole which is defined as a stable language that incorporates African roots with westernized wording and structure to be used as a political stance that gave the immigrant minority the ability to show the reality of police brutality, racism and inequality. According to (Solé, 2008) , dub poetry becomes an element that determines a person’s true character, cultural awareness and bring about a sense of belonging. …show more content…

The in the poem Inglan is a bitch (Johnson, LK, 2017), speaks about jobs that were given to black people in the first stanza “w’en mi jus’ come to Landan toun, Mi use to work pan di andagroun” shows the lengths Africans went through then to provide for their families. The use of tone made by the poet comes across in an angry way as (Johnson, LK, 2017) constantly repeats the line “Inglan is a bitch, dere’s no escapin it” emphasizing that poet is angry at the fact that black workers are being taken advantage of and not being rewarded for the work they do. The decription given on London makes it seem as more of a land of disappointment than dreams, In line 36 “” Uses the most correct use of grammar in the poem as (Johnson, LK, 2017) shows Europeans opinions on the work ethic of black people by proving that black people are not trusted with responsibility and that promotion is impossible to get & line 33 “Y ‘ u haffi know how fi survive in it” tries to simmer the harshness made by the repetitive as (Johnson, LK, 2017) offers as sense of comfort and hope even though the life they are living is

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