Take some Picts, Celts and Silures
Silures, a powerful people of
Based on English history Pict, celts
and silures are native to the briton
island (an old English name for the
main island in the British archipelago)
The author as insider tell us about
even pict, celts and silures are
different but they are can life
together with different culture.
The Picts were a confederation of peoples who lived in what
is today eastern and northern Scotland during the Late Iron
Age and Early Medieval periods
ancient Britain, occupying
The Celts were a European cultural much of southeastern Wales.
group first evident in the 7th or 8th Incited by the king of the
century B.C. The Romans called them Trinovantes tribe, Caratacus,
Galli and the Greeks called them Keltoi- they fiercely resisted the
- both meaning barbarians. The Celts Roman conquest from about
arrived in Britain by the 4th or 5th ad 48.
century B.C. and Ireland by the 2nd or
3rd century B.C., and possibly earlier,
displacing an earlier people who were
already on the islands. The Gaels,
Gauls, Britons, Irish, and Gallations were
all Celtic people.
Picts A group of Late Iron Age
and Early Mediaeval people
living in what is now eastern
and northern Scotland Celts
Tribal societies of the Iron Age
and Roman-era EuropeSilures
Tribe of South Wales
 Based on British History The Roman conquest of
Then overrun them with Britain was a gradual process, beginning effectively
Roman conquerors. in AD 43 under Emperor Claudius, whose general
Aulus Plautius served as first governor of Roman
Britain. The author in this poem have a high cultural
authencity

the Romans played an

Remove the Romans important part in British history
after approximately 400 for over 400 years
years

For 400 years, Rome brought a unity and order to Britain that it had
never had before. Prior to the Romans, Britain was a disparate set of
peoples with no sense of national identity beyond that of their local
tribe. In the wake of the Roman occupation, every 'Briton' was
aware of their 'Britishness'. This defined them as something different
from those people who came after them, colouring their national
mythology, so that the Welsh could see themselves as the true heirs
of Britain, whilst the Scots and Irish were proud of the fact that they
had never been conquered by Rome.
 Add lots of Norman French to some
Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.
Romans Dominant power in Western Europe and the
Mediterranean Norman French Anglo-Norman period
from 1066 and William the Conqueror AnglesOne of
the main groups that settled in Britain in the post-
Roman period, founding several of the kingdoms of
Anglo-Saxon EnglandSaxonsSaxons participated in
the Germanic settlement of Britain during and after
the fifth centuryJutes One of the three most powerful
Germanic peoples of their time, the other two being
the Saxons and the Angles. They are believed to
have originated from Jutland in modern Denmark,
Southern Schleswig (South Jutland) and part of the
East Frisian coastVikings In England the Viking Age
began dramatically in 793 when Norsemen destroyed
an abbey in Northumbria which shocked and alerted
the royal Courts of Europe to the Viking presence
Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans,
Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese,
Vietnamese and Sudanese.
The stanza above deals with historical facts that is Normans
were originally Vikings from Scandinavia, but they soon
became French speaking Christian’s after intermarrying in the
region of Normandy
The Anglo-Saxons are a people who inhabited Great Britain
from the 5th century. Pictured Norman knights fighting Saxon
warriors in a battlefield plaque. The Anglo-Saxons began to
invade Britain while the Romans were still in control. The Vikings
were known for raiding and trading from their homelands
across wide areas of northern, central and Eastern Europe. The
Vikings originated from the three countries of Scandinavia –
Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
The stanza above mentions some different country
that exist in the Britain. Based on the historical of
Britain, Britain has a long history of absorbing people
from different cultural or ethnic groups since Britain is
a multiculturalism country. Benjamin zephaniah in
this poem use a facts based on historical in the
Britain so we can conclude that the authencity of
the poem is good
 Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians
And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese
And turn up the heat.

The stanza above shows that so many country unite in

Britain. Zephaniah ask to hisSo that the people have to ready
face a diversity. Based on historical facts in Britain that
Britain is multicultural country

Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians,

Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some
Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese
And Palestinians
Then add to the melting pot.

The stanza above mentions some Nations, moreover word

“melting pot” That refer to the place for the country to
United. In this case Britain became a best place for that
Nations. Every stanza support by historical facts show that
benjamin’s poem is Authentic.
 Leave the ingredients to simmer.

As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish

Binding them together with English.

The stanza above tell about how to face

diversity in Britain of the author point of
view, the author tell how to live in
multicultural.

Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the

future,
Serve with justice
And enjoy.

The stanza above refers to Britain as a

multicultural country. Since so many
Nations that mentions in that poem, the
author suggest as to life in peace and
Respect to diversity
 Note: All the ingredients are equally important.
Treating one ingredient better than another will leave
a bitter unpleasant taste.

The stanza above shows the point of view from the author that all country that
previous mentions are equally important. In facts we all known that British
people is extremely racism, they do not want to accepted other and protect
british fromfrom people who are not british. The author suggest as a people
who live in the multiculturalism we have to accept and respect to diversity.
The author in this case eligible to the situation in Britain.

Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the

people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all

The stanza above support the previous stanza to respect to

diversity.give a justice and equality to everyone even for
people who are not british because Britain is multicultural
country with some many people from different country. Since
so many immigrant from different country come and stay to
Britain. The position of the author is eligible with the culture.