Open AccessBlack Feminism - Ain’t I A Woman by Sojourner Truth
Author(s) -
M. K. Kothaimalar J.Jeyaseeli
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
smart moves journal ijellh
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2582-4406
pISSN - 2582-3574
DOI - 10.24113/ijellh.v7i10.10066
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , excellence , variety (cybernetics) , symbol (formal) , expression (computer science) , convention , poetry , subject (documents) , feminism , eleventh , period (music) , literature , sociology , linguistics , history , psychology , art , gender studies , aesthetics , philosophy , social science , computer science , epistemology , library science , artificial intelligence , physics , acoustics , programming language , operating system
Literature has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intention of their authors and perceived aesthetic excellence of their execution. Literature may be classified according to a variety of systems including language national origin, historical period, genre, and subject matter. The eleventh edition of Merriam Webster’s collegiate Dictionary considers literature to be “Writing” having excellence of form of expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest. “Ain’t I A Woman” was a speech delivered by Sojourner Truth in 1857 in women’s convention, Akron, Ohio. This paper analysis the speech of Sojourner Truth and analysis the main points as theme, symbol, characters and imagery aspects. This speech was concluded with the sufferings of Negros of the South and the women at the North.