black: the history of a color

5 COMMENTS

• Black was the favorite color of many different people.
• The color black epresented different things such as mood or feeling.
• For many people the color black wasnt a real color. They thought that it had no expression.
• The color black represnted depression, melancholy, and also sadness.
• Black became ery known among Europeans.

4 QUEStiONS

• Who first started the color black?
• Should the color black really be considered a color?
• Did the color black first originate in Europe?
• What makes the color black so powerful?

3 VOCABULARY WORDS

• Fascists- Advocating
• Penitents- Feeling or expressing remorse for ones misdeeds or sins.
• Ascetics- A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, as an act of religious devotion

2 LITERARY TERMS

• Metaphor
• Simile

1 OVERVIEW

• The color black isn't a color which shows signs of joy or happiness.