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    The poem describes a clown who is happy and joyful when performing on stage, but is sad and troubled at home. His wife tries various methods to cheer him up such as juggling eggs, doing card tricks, and wearing his red nose, but he does not openly share what is bothering him. In the end, he expresses that without his "clown of a wife", he does not know what he would do with his life.

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    Theme: Life

    The Clown’s Wife


    By
    Johnson Agard
    The Poet
    Johnson Agard was born in British Guiana (now called Guyana) in the Caribbean in
    1949. He moved to the UK in late 1970 and is well known for powerful and fun
    performance of his work.

    The Clown's Wife

    About my husband the clown,


    What could I say?

    On stage, he's a different person.


    Up there he's a king on a throne,
    But at home you should hear him moan.

    The moment he walks through that door


    Without that red nose and them funny clothes,
    He seems to have the world on his shoulder.

    I do me best to cheer him up, poor soul.


    I juggle with eggs, I turn cartwheels,
    I tell jokes, I do me latest card trick,
    I even have a borrow of his red nose.

    But he doesn't say exactly how he feels,


    Doesn’t say what's bothering him inside.
    Just sits there saying almost to himself.

    1
    "O life, ah life
    What Would I do without this clown of a wife?

    Johnson Agard

    1. Clown = an entertainer who wears funny clothes and a large nose


    and do silly things to make laugh.
    2. Moan = cry / lament.
    3. Cheer him up = make him happy / joyful.
    4. Poor soul = helpless man.
    5. Juggle = to throw a set of three or more objects such as balls in to
    the air and catch and throw them again quickly.
    6. Bothering = troubling

    Assignment:
    “A person’ real character cannot be judged by his true appearance.” How far is this
    statement suitable to comment on the poem “A Clown’s Wife” by Johnson Agard?

    Mahela Dias
    BA (ENGLISH) / PGDE TESL
    0718039717

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