Review:

Elements of Literature

Symbolism:• The place or location

of the action • Time period • The setting provides

the historical and cultural context for characters

• A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well

• Beyond the obvious

Setting:

Point of View:• Language that

appeals to the senses • Descriptions of

people or objects stated in terms of our senses – Taste– Smell– Touch– Hear– Sight

• Who tells the story • How the story is told • First-Person

– The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only his/her personal thoughts and feelings

– Can’t tell the readers thoughts of other characters

Imagery:

• A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be

• Example: The road was a ribbon of moonlight.

Metaphor:

Billie Holiday“Strange Fruit”

• Considered by many to be the greatest jazz vocalist of all time

• Born in 1915, spent most of her life in Baltimore• Discovered at age 20 in Harlem• 1930s: collaborated with many artists; created a

distinct sound • Songs showed her undeniable talent, and at the

same time her incredible pain

“Lady Day”

“Strange Fruit”

• 1939• Written by Abel Meeropol (pen name Lewis

Allan), NYC public school teacher• 3 stanzas in length • Called the original protest song• Disturbing and condemnation of racism• Voice was quiet but strong

Lynchings: By State and Race, 1882-1968

State White Black TotalAlabama 48 299 347

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/shipp/lynchstats.html

•Lynching is the illegal execution of an accused person by a mob

•It has been estimated that between 1880 and 1920, an average of two African Americans a week were lynched in the United States.

•Lynching was originally a system of punishment used by whites against African American slaves

•However, whites who protested against this were also in danger of being lynched

To Kill A Mockingbird