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Empowering Young Dyslexics

Benjamin Zephaniah's poem "Young and Dyslexic" uses the first person narrative and chronological order to tell the personal story of growing up with dyslexia. It addresses dyslexic people directly with an encouraging message that they "have it going on." The language uses colloquialisms, humor, and positive reflections on the challenges of dyslexia to build confidence in a fun, engaging tone.

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Empowering Young Dyslexics

Benjamin Zephaniah's poem "Young and Dyslexic" uses the first person narrative and chronological order to tell the personal story of growing up with dyslexia. It addresses dyslexic people directly with an encouraging message that they "have it going on." The language uses colloquialisms, humor, and positive reflections on the challenges of dyslexia to build confidence in a fun, engaging tone.

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Benjamin Zephaniah’s Young and Dyslexic

Structure

Key Example(s) How does the


term/technique/feature technique/feature
contribute to the
meaning/atmosphere of the
passage?
Negative  positive Young and dyslexic? Main title sticks with the
statement You’ve got it going on reader. Flips the original
slightly negative statement to
something positive.
Colloquial, sets up a caring
and fun atmosphere for the
reader

First person narrative Use if “I” and “Me.” First person makes it very
(including chronological personal like a friend telling
order: narrating events “I was 10 or eleven” you and the chronological
in the order in which Then: “last one at 13” (age) order makes it easier to
they happened) Then at “21” understand

Direct speech “Shut up, stupid boy” Makes it more spontaneous


and makes it more energetic.
Other examples

Addresses dyslexic “you’ve got it going on” Means that it is more


people directly personal and as though you
can have a connection with
benjamin
Benjamin Zephaniah’s Young and Dyslexic

Language

Key term/technique Example(s) How does the technique


contribute to the
meaning/atmosphere of
the passage?
Positive and negative “On an intellectual boy Sets up something that is
adjectives and partly for being a rude good, then flips it in a
boy” humorous way to be bad,
creates humour but also a
link between the two sides.

Extensive use of personal N/A Makes it more personal,


pronoun, “I”, but also connects with the reader.
sometimes “we” and “us” Makes things seem
possible

Colloquialisms “Ask a mate” Creates an atmosphere of


“Who do they think they friendship, normality, and
are?” that he is the same as us
which is more inspiring

Self-reflection: challenges “you are dyslexic” He uses his dyslexic


faced “ having dyslexia can problem to his advantage to
make you creative” use it to be more creative

Self-reflection: confidence “I don’t want to be like Self-reflection is important


developing that” and he does it a lot. He is
creating what type of
person he wants to be
which builds confidence

Humour “The Nazis weren’t that Other funny things to create


bad” an engaging atmosphere

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