Comparing and contrasting two songs we have looked at.

Death of Emmett Till, by Bob DylanAnd

A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke

Nicola FaganKerri-Anne Barnes

Techniques

• The techniques used in the texts are• Factual information• Metaphors • Pronouns• External rhyme• Slang• Chronological order • Alliteration• Juxtaposition• Enjambment• Imagery

Purpose

• To tell the story of Emmett Till.

• To inform people that white discrimination against black is very unjust and cruel

• To shock the audience

* To bring hope to African Americans that they will soon be free

Death of Emmet Till A Change is gonna come

Audience

• The audience for both texts is anybody whos is interested in the black civil rights movement

• And anyone who want to find hope in texts

Tone

• The tone for Death of Emmett Till is Sad but shockingly hopeful

• The tone for A Change Is Gonna Come is happy and hopeful

• The connection between both text is the tone of hopefullness

Form

• Both text are in the form of a song• Death of Emmett Till is Also in the form of a

Story

Comparison

Death of Emmett Till• Sad song• Country story / folk

song• Factual information• Juxtaposition• Chronological order• Exclusive pronouns• Alliteration• Shocks the audience

A Change is Gonna Come• Colloquial language• Hopeful song• Soul / blues• Simple language/

structure• Personal opinion/

experience

Similarities • Personal pronouns• Slang• Metaphors• External rhyme• Enjambment• Imagery