Question

pan recipe by john agard summary​

Answer 1

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"First rape a people

simmer for centuries

bring memories to a boil

foil voice of drum

add pinch of pain

to rain of rage

tifle drum again

then mix strains of blood

over slow fire

watch fever grow

till energy burst

with rhythm thirst

cut bamboo and cure

whip well like hell

stir sound from dustbin

pound handful biscuit tin

cover down in shanty town

and leave mixture alone

when ready will explode"

this extract of the poem depicts about the caribbean poem written by john agard on abuse, discrimination, violence and racism. It depicts the dark side of the people; written in a form of recipe depicting the features of violence as ingredients. with the distinct caribbean dialect it adds flavour to the structure of the poem. then mix strains of blood this line shows pain and blood as it's output. First rape a people this diverse line illustrates the ascent and shows abuse.  whip well like hell means torture and pain. the poem shows abuse, pain, torture and its recipe; conclusion

Answer 2

Summary of Pan Recipe

'Pan Recipe' is an extremely ironic poem by the Carribean poet  John Agard. Written in small arrested sentences the poet uses distinct auditory, olfactory and visual imagery. Suggestive of the title, the poet uses all items related to cooking to ironically express the burning condition of his people scorching in the fire of colonisation.

The poem begins with the violent dissonating verb ‘rape’.  

The poet asserts that his people have been violently raped and then cooked in pain for centuries. Their memories have been blotched with torture and on their bleeding wounds further pain has been inflicted by exploits comparable to a pinch of salt sprinkled on open wounds.  

As the tortures grow so does the anger of the exploited people . This is done purposefully as it provides the colonisers a whip to lash mercilessly at their targets to suppress them.  

The poet uses the dissonating words like ‘hell’ and ‘dustbin’ to express the putrifying condition of the people. The people are so ill-treated that the only expectation from them is an explosion.