Nicola Fagan
Kerri-Anne Barnes
Comparing and contrasting two
songs we have looked at.
Death of Emmett Till, by Bob Dylan
And
A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam
Cooke
Techniques
• The techniques used in the texts are
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Factual information
Metaphors
Pronouns
External rhyme
Slang
Chronological order
Alliteration
Juxtaposition
Enjambment
Imagery
Purpose
Death of Emmet Till
A Change is gonna come
• 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
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
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Colloquial language
Hopeful song
Soul / blues
Simple language/
structure
• Personal opinion/
experience
Similarities
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Personal pronouns
Slang
Metaphors
External rhyme
Enjambment
Imagery