Jack Davis
Let Go
Let go of my hand
Let me be what I want to be
Let go of my hand
The sands of time Are trickling before me
I have not yet Achieved
what I want to be
Let go of my hand
I want to stand alone
In a sea of words
Pluck out the phrases
Soar like a bird
I want to stand on a mountain
Wait for the dawn
Yet be aware of
The approaching storm
I want to fashion a rainbow
That arcs through the sky
And iron out the dilemmas
Between you & I
Analysing:
" Let go of my hand
Let me ben what I want to be
Let go of my hand"
Repetition - This describes the state of mind that the poet is in.
Tone - A sens of despiration / plea to white poeople.
Effect:
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This shows how the indigenous people want to out their own feelings.
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" The sands of time are trickling before me
I have not yet achieved
what I want to be"
Personification - Adding a human factor to " sand"
Effect:
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This creates a more open state of mind, that the indigenous people want more time and more freedom.
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" I want to stand alone
In a sea of words
pluck out the phrases
Metaphors - This shows that the indigenous people want to only think of the good things that have / going to happen.
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" Soar like a bird"
Simile - This acknowledges the imperfections of the indigenous people.
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" I want to fashion a rainbow
And Iron out the dillemmas
beetween you & I
Metaphor - With the Iron he wants to straight out all the probelms so they get passed away.
Repetition - " I want to" which indicates that he wants to change all his problems.
Effect:
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This can create doubt in the perscpective of the white.
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This addresses the white.
On a final note, the poet creates highlighting, emotional connection the indigenous people have to their land, how strong they handel it. White settlement invasion destroyed all that the indigenous people had.