STAND IN BLACK 05
Footnotes:
- The Lions’ Tour in 2005 distracted the NZ media and population away from Maori land issues and created an artificial sense of nationality around sport/rugby. Commercial aspects – sponsorship, sales, memorabilia… - were more important than social issues. ‘Stand for Black’ was about national pride in rugby, not about the land issues and identity of Maori.
- Maui – both the legendary ancestor of Maori, represented in the sculptured figures outside Te Papa Museum in Wellington, and the spiritual statue of a chief near the Auckland waterfront.
- Brown’s Island – a small uninhabited island in the Waitemata (Auckland) Harbour, claimed by Maori.
- Taonga – something treasured or of value to Maori
Questions
- Identify one language feature used to describe the scene in Queen Street in stanza 2. Provide an example from lines 6 –12.
- Feature:
Example: - Explain how the feature you identified in (a) helps you to understand the confusion of the scene.
- Look at the whole poem. In your own words, explain how the writer helps you to understand the contrast between ‘Stand in Black’ (wear black to support the All Blacks) and ‘Stand for Black’ (support the causes and spirit of Maori.) Comment on how features such as language, structure or imagery are used. Support your answer with evidence from the text.
Answers
(http://www.livewirelearning.co.nz/files/2013-English-NCEA-Level-1-AS-1.3-And-AS-2.3-Sample-Extracts-Questions-And-Answers.pdf, 978-0-9876623-0-9)