Vocabulary in Context
abandoned without any place to turn to
Hint: starts with M
marooned
In paragraph 2, Covey rushes at Douglass 'with the fierceness of a tiger.' What literary device is this?
Idiom
How is Sandy Jenkins primarily characterized in this passage?
kind
Based on paragraph 4, what can the reader infer about the cumulative effect of Covey's abuse on Douglass?
systematic, physical, and psychological dehumanization
He trembled like a leaf.' What figure of speech is this, and what does it suggest about Covey?
Fear
What does 'elasticity' mean in 'my natural elasticity was crushed'?
resilience
'The dark night of slavery closed in upon me.' What literary device is this?
Imagry
What does Douglass's silence when ordered to strip reveal about his character at this early stage?
Doulas’s silence reveals that he still has humanity and hasn't been broken yet
The detail that Covey 'hired women slaves to breed for him' most likely supports which inference?
Enslavers treated slaves as property
The few expiring embers of freedom' — what device is used, and what does it tell us about Douglass's condition before the fight?
Metaphor: He no longer yearns for freedom
What is the best synonym for 'proficiency' as used in paragraph 3?
He boasted that he was a first-rate overseer and Negro-breaker. The fame of his proficiency spread abroad and became the means of gaining for him a very high reputation.
mastery
What is the primary effect of the sentence: 'You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man'?
Foreshadowing
How does Douglass characterize himself in the moment he decides to fight Covey?
Douglass characterizes himself as a reclaimed man who’s regained his strength to fight
Based on the entire passage, what was Douglass's likely purpose in including Covey's religious reputation?
Covey’s hypocrisy
Douglass describes Sunday as 'a sort of beast-like stupor.' What is the primary purpose of this language?
Exposing the dehumanizing effects of slavery
What does 'languished' mean in 'my intellect languished'?
worsening
A glorious resurrection, from the tomb of slavery, to the heaven of freedom.' What literary device does Douglass use here?
Metaphor
Covey speaks kindly to Douglass on Sunday morning. What is this most likely meant to show?
This is meant to show Covey's hypocrisy
Douglass says The slave-holder had lost his power over me.' What does this most likely convey about the nature of slavery?
It's not just a physical hold but also a mental hold
What does 'artful' mean as used to describe Covey in paragraph 2?
The details of this affair go to confirm my opinion that Mr. Covey was an artful deceiver and possessed the most treacherous heart.
Trickery
Why does Douglass carefully describe Covey as 'a professor of religion — a pious soul'?
Slave holders hypocrisy
Which detail BEST reveals Covey's character as both deceptive and violent?
He said he would not hurt me, and started off. He called upon Hughes for assistance. Hughes came, and, while Covey held me, attempted to tie my right hand.
Which quotation BEST supports the inference that the fight was primarily a PSYCHOLOGICAL turning point?
My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, and bold defiance took its place; and I now resolved that, however long I might remain a slave in form, the slave-holder had lost his power over me.