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Benjamin zephaniah

1. Benjamin Zephaniah The British By Henrik and Johannes

2. Table of content About Benjamin Zephaniah The poem Background of the Poem The theme Structure and form Language Conclusion

3. Benjamin Zephaniah Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was a British Jamaican poet , writer and activist Born 15th April 1958 in Birmingham Died 7th December 2023 Background : - Jamaican lineage - influenced by upbringing Birmingham Poetry : Themes : Social justice , equality , identity Style: strongly influenced by Jamaican music and poetry , dub poetry Activism : Advocacy : Anti-racism , animal rigths , environmentalism Platform : Art, puplic speaking

4. Works: Poetry Collections: "The Dread A ffair " (1985), "Rasta Time in Palestine " (2019). Novels : "Face" (1999), " Refugee Boy" (2001). Recognition : -BBC Radio 4 Young Playwrights Festival Award (1998) - i ncluded in The Times  list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008

5. The poem

6. Why Benjamin Zephaniah wrote the poem . The poem refers to the period when the Romans conquered England and cultural assimilation started Zephaniah wanted to emphasize how people living in different regions of the world got mixed into British culture

7. Theme History of the British Empire All ethnic groups that are/ were part of it Cultural diversity in Britain Treat everyone with justice and equality unity

8. Structure and form No real stanzas (Like a recipe ) Free verse (no rhyme ) No discernible rhythm -> highlights diversity , nothing is even Adresses the reader

9. Structure and form Beginning: the first Parts of Britain Main Part: process of adding more parts (colonialization) Ending: how all this can exist together as one

10. Language Neutral Easy to understand Verbs and nouns that are used in a recipe Metaphor: Britain is like a recipe

11. Language „Melting Pot“ allusion -> diversity of British culture Enumerations -> many layers of what is British

12. Language Melting / turning up heat -> hard process, costs a lot of power Hard start Cooling down -> people have more understanding for each other , come together Happy end

13. Conclusion Effective Metaphors are convincing Style is entertaining Content is informative Conveys message of living in a fair diverse society

14. Thanks for listening!