In both poems, Checking Out Me History and London. Both Agard and Blake convey the lasting and domineering power of those in authoritative roles and how they largely impact individuals controlled by systems forced upon them. In Checking Out Me History this concept is depicted through colonialism and cultural significance, Agard uncovers how institutions can bury heritage and remove identity throughout his poem he critiques this notion. Similarly, Blake explores the lasting effects of systematic injustice and their impact on the people of London, he critiques both the government and political institutions. Both poets confront and underscore systematic injustice. Whilst Agard physically forces matters into his own hands, Blake incites revolution through speech. In both poems, Both Blake and Agard use emotions and feelings to emphasize their viewpoints, Agard begins his poem with hostility and frustration through his repetition 'dem tell me, dem tell me' which uses his natural Caribbean dialect, purposefully refusing to adapt to the accepted standard English which ultimately underscores his criticism to the British government referring to them as 'dem' Agard specifically targets cruel and detached institutions that separate black heritage from history and life. Instead metaphorically placing a 'bandage' upon his 'eye', this use of language could critique british patriotism and colonialism and its impact on Agard as 'bandage' could reveal emotional pain due to the robbery and perceived insignificance of his identity. This reveals the importance of cultural appreciation and required reformation of education, Agard expresses the emotional consequences of an individual stripped from their heritage. Similarly, Blake conveys his emotions towards the industrialized city of London, where he 'wanders through each chartered street' which underscores privatisation and lack of community where 'chartered' employs the notion that almost everything in the city is owned by the wealthy, revealing the city is built of capitalist which exploit of the poor. Moreover, 'chartered' is extended to the 'river Thames' revealing that a free and boundless river has ironically been claimed by institutions, this suggests unnatural order and oppression. Blake suggests change through his inciteful 'wander' which could perhaps establish the thought of reform or transform in society. Through this speech he establishes a new perceptive, that the cities nature can be changed through a change in thought. Emphasized through his description of the people trapped in 'mind-forged manacles' could convey chains psychologically employed by mankind, not natural. Which reveals the personal and metaphoric cage both institutions have condemned on the people and how they have accepted it. This could allude to the Marxists perspective of false-class-conscience where those oppressed adopt beliefs that work against their own interests. Blake signifies the system is self-serving this further underscores his criticism of the London government. Both poets manipulate their structure to emphasize and reinforce their allegorical message, Agard specifically as he conveys his thought through his use of free verse which underscores the political freedom and individual voice he yearns for, emphasized through his nursey rhymes 'dem tell me bout the man that discovered balloon, dem tell me bout the cow that jumped over the moon' the rhythmic language actually ridicules British stories and reveals its insignificance toward greater heroes such as, 'Nanny de maroon, see far women' which implies the erasure of black individuals from culture and history to be replaced with folklore and tales which constructs institutions as prejudice and institutionally racist, Agard reinforces the importance of black heritage through the word 'see far' which conveys futuristic and developed mindset structuring Seacole as ahead of her time, Agard emphasizes how Seacole should undoubtably be celebrated, not neglected. Agard reveals how institutions can alter education which eventually leads to ignorance within society as individuals will lack education of heroes. Agard promotes an immediate deconstruction of systems and curriculums urging for a fair and unprejudiced society. In Blake's poem, the poet remains in a followed and strict ABAB rhyme scheme, this could encapsulate the cyclical and ordered nature of London, whilst constructing a catchy and rememberable poem to remain with readers and echo his views surrounding society. Blake targets his focus on the patriarchal aspect of society, and how male authoritative roles inevitably stain society constructing a cycle of physical pain and emotional sorrow. Through his oxymoronic phrase 'Marriage hearse' which contrasts both marriage with death revealing the disloyal men that cheat on their wives with prostitutes and unknowingly introduce sexual diseases which cause their death. Blake critizes the existence of prostitutes not the aspect of the job, However the society that has economically profited of young, poor women who are forced to conduct physical acts to survive. Blake further emphasizes this as deeply problematic through the imagery of 'the infants cry' which reveals inherited sexual disease transmitted not only to the wife, but taken upon by an 'infant' this painful cycle of violence and sorrow which Blake uses to incite change within society. Broadening his criticism not only toward the government but members of society who actively contribute to its downfall. Blake reinforces the inevitability of societies demise through the 'blood on the palace walls' which lightly foreshadows the death of royalty or nobles if they refuse to acknowledge their poison to society, the word 'blood' symbolizes the torturous and detrimental result of negligence serving as a warning for social unjust eventually the people will arise and fightback, alluding to the French revolution prior to Blake's poem which he could be alerting individuals of the outcome of their cruelty. Thus, he incites a revolution and transformative change for society. Ultimately, Agard finalizes his poem with the dramatic and metaphorical phrase, 'I carving out me own identity' which reveals his pursuit for his own heritage and culture despite the barriers created by the system which raised him, Ironically. The British brought Caribbeans over from 1940s to late 1970s this was to assist in rebuilding damages from the second world war. This poem could perhaps suggest a betrayal of institutions and the goodwill of black heritage will prevail nevertheless, which is emphasized through Agard's 'carving' which conveys physical and personal change occurring immediately, which contrasts Blake who only conveys change through speech Agard is altering his fate and creating pathways and dimensions for those who seek out their own heritage and real identity. Agard's speech develops into a personal and motivational requirement for systematic change whilst Blake's remains as a harsh criticism. To conclude, Both poems effectively critique and confront systematic injustice and use their speech to portray is as fundamentally wrong and unjust, whilst Blake mostly criticises patriarchy and political institutions Agard focuses his blame on the curriculum and the cruelty of the British society toward immigrants and heritage whilst forcing a change is culture and tradition.