In “Dis Poetry,” Zephaniah takes care to replicate the sound and rhythm of the spoken English of his Jamaican community. This suggests his poetry is meant to be performed aloud before an audience, not silently read. But Zephaniah has published his poem so that it can be read in this way. Discuss. If the essence of his poetry is its oral character, why does he write it down to appear in books at all?
Marking emphases: a) sentence structure (elimination of fragments and run-ons); b) effective use of quoted evidence; c) proper citation; d) proper coordination/subordination.
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