In the poem “Test Match Sabina Park” by Stewart Brown,
the narrator is an English spectator from Britain who is
coming to watch cricket in Sabina Park which is located in
Jamaica. This white male, proudly enters Sabina Park to
watch a cricket match between England and the West
Indies. He notices that the game is slow and that the
crowd is not reacting well. He is, in fact, initially shocked
that there is a crowd at all because this is usually not the
case at Lords. By lunch, England is sixty eight for none,
and the crowd gets abusive. They even state that maybe
they should borrow Lawrence Rowe. The persona tries to
explain the reason behind the slow pace of the British
side, but fails to convince even himself. His
embarrassment at England's performance has him
eventually skulking out of the venue.
Literary Devices
1. Contrast
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Sabina Park and Lords
How the white man was before we left and how he is
after.
The way how the narrator speak and the Jamaican
speak
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The crowds at Lords and the crowds at Sabina Park
2. ALLUSION
The allusion to Lawrence Rowe, a very colourful and successful
West Indian cricketer, emphasizes the fact that the match is
slow and boring.
3. SARCASM
To 'boycott' is to abstain from, or to stop, doing something.
Therefore, the persona is being sarcastic because excitement
e xcitement is
a good thing. People usually boycott for something negative,
therefore the persona is, again, highlighting the slow and
boring pace of the cricket match.