The allusion to the country province of warwickshire explains where many people went after the riots ended. provides a visual and emotional contrast to the brixton riot scenes. lets the reader know where the author is from. explains the popularity of fairytales in england.

The allusion to the country province of Warwickshire provides a visual and emotional contrast to the Brixton riot scenes. This question is about an excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott:

"the child's fairy tale of an antic England—fairy rings, thatched cottages fenced with dog roses, a green gale lifting the hair of Warwickshire."

The poems were written to cover a year, from summer to summer. Walcott records the experience of a mid-life period (in reality and in memory).

Derek Walcott published this poem in 1984.

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