Across
- 1. A form of English used in the poem to reflect Caribbean identity
- 2. The act of rejecting an imposed version of the past
- 5. L’Ouverture A revolutionary leader who led a successful slave uprising in Haiti
- 7. history The spoken tradition of passing stories down through generations
- 8. A key theme linked to personal and cultural self‑understanding
- 9. spelling A technique where spelling and grammar are deliberately non‑standard
- 11. The message that history should include multiple voices, not just one
Down
- 1. Columbus A famous European explorer presented critically in the poem
- 3. heritage The traditions and histories passed down through generations
- 4. The process by which one culture dominates and rewrites another’s past
- 6. Seacole A Caribbean nurse and war heroine often overlooked in British history
- 10. history The version of history taught by those in power