Practicing Success
Read the poem and answer the question below I lost my talk The talk you took away. When I was a little girl At Shubenacadie school.
You snatched it away: I speak like you I think like you I create like you The scrambled ballad, about my word.
Two ways I talk Both ways I say, Your way is more powerful. So gently I offer my hand and ask, Let me find my talk So I can teach you about me |
What does the poet suggest by the following line 'Your way is more powerful' ? |
The poet's culture is dominant The authoritative culture is dominant Both cultures are equally dominant. Cannot say |
The authoritative culture is dominant |
The poet acknowledges that because of policies such as those that supported Residential Schools, English and Eurocentric worlds have more power. |