The poem describes a lynching seen as strange fruit hanging from a tree in the South. It depicts the gruesome image of black bodies swinging from the poplar trees' branches after being lynched, with blood on the leaves and ground. The pastoral scene is contrasted with the bulging eyes and twisted mouths of the victims, highlighting the racial violence and injustice in the American South.
The poem describes a lynching seen as strange fruit hanging from a tree in the South. It depicts the gruesome image of black bodies swinging from the poplar trees' branches after being lynched, with blood on the leaves and ground. The pastoral scene is contrasted with the bulging eyes and twisted mouths of the victims, highlighting the racial violence and injustice in the American South.
The poem describes a lynching seen as strange fruit hanging from a tree in the South. It depicts the gruesome image of black bodies swinging from the poplar trees' branches after being lynched, with blood on the leaves and ground. The pastoral scene is contrasted with the bulging eyes and twisted mouths of the victims, highlighting the racial violence and injustice in the American South.
Blood on the leaves and blood at the _______ Black bodies swinging in the southern _________ Strange fruit hanging from the poplar ________ Pastoral scene of the gallant _______ The bulging eyes and the twisted ________ Scent of magnolia, sweet and _______ Then the sudden smell of burning _______ Here is a fruit for the crows to ________ For the rain to gather, for the wind to ________ For the sun to rot, for the tree to ________ Here is a strange and bitter ________