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    This poem explores themes of mixed racial identity and what it means to be "half-caste". Over three short sentences, the poem uses metaphors of mixing colors and elements to represent being mixed race. It also references the changeable nature of English weather as similarly representing a mixed or "half-caste" state between sun and overcast skies. Through these comparisons, the poem examines the complexity of racial identity.

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    This poem explores themes of mixed racial identity and what it means to be "half-caste". Over three short sentences, the poem uses metaphors of mixing colors and elements to represent being mixed race. It also references the changeable nature of English weather as similarly representing a mixed or "half-caste" state between sun and overcast skies. Through these comparisons, the poem examines the complexity of racial identity.

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    This poem explores themes of mixed racial identity and what it means to be "half-caste". Over three short sentences, the poem uses metaphors of mixing colors and elements to represent being mixed race. It also references the changeable nature of English weather as similarly representing a mixed or "half-caste" state between sun and overcast skies. Through these comparisons, the poem examines the complexity of racial identity.

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    Half-Caste by John Agard PDF

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    This poem explores themes of mixed racial identity and what it means to be "half-caste". Over three short sentences, the poem uses metaphors of mixing colors and elements to represent being mixed race. It also references the changeable nature of English weather as similarly representing a mixed or "half-caste" state between sun and overcast skies. Through these comparisons, the poem examines the complexity of racial identity.

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