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On Seeing England For The First Time Rhetorical Analysis

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England has been known throughout history for its controversial role in being one of the largest empires in the world. It held colonies in present-day North America, South Africa, and Antigua, to name a few. Despite the purpose of these colonies being to benefit the mother country, citizens of such colonies often felt oppressed or overwhelmed by the role of the mother country, England, in their daily life. In “On Seeing England for the First Time,” Jamaica Kincaid uses rhetorical strategies such as metaphor and allusion to convey an attitude of contempt and satire towards England.

In this essay, metaphor is used by Kincaid to portray her attitude of England. She claimed, “The England I was looking at was ... a very special jewel...” (Kincaid
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