The information presented in the chapter “Poetry” by Bright is intended to serve as guidance for teachers of English as a foreign language. Along the chapter, there are several examples of the use of literary texts in class.
It is important to remark that this material is just a guidance that can or cannot be useful depending on the purpose of the class. It is then, the role of the teacher to decide whether this information may be of help to accomplish the objectives of the course or not.
The poem “language” by Marc Matthews seems to prioritize the use of language for the sake of communication. The dramatic personae in this poem explains, in a very particular way, that his necessities overcome the way in which he uses the language. The use of informal language transcribing words as they sound, so typical from the Caribbean English, accompanies his argument: communication prevails over language purism.