Figurative Language
What figurative language or poetic device is used in this sentence?
"Slaves know little of their ages as horses know of theirs" (Ch. 1)
What's the dependent clause in this sentence?
The man was writing the history, but the lion is writing the history now ! He is Douglass's friend.
,but the lion is writing the history now ! He is Douglass's friend.
Convey
communicate, inform, transmit
True or false
A poem has as many paragraphs as the author wants to write.
False
What does Douglass learn about the white man's power to enslave the black man?
they need to be illiterate.
Teaching slaves can become a problem
slaves become unmanageable.
What figurative language is used here?
"Mr. Plummer was a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer, and a savage monster."
Metaphor
What type of clause is this, dependent or independent?
Because Mr. Auld says that teaching blacks to read will mean that
Dependent.
Deprived
Disadvantaged, denied
True or false
The hill we climb is a poem written by Frederick Douglass.
False
Besides Mrs. Auld, Who else helped Douglass learn to read?
The boys on the streets of Baltimore
What figurative language is used here?
"[The songs] told a tale a woe which was then altogether beyond my feeble comprehension...they breathed a prayer..."
Personification
Are these independent sentences?
Sophia Auld's husband, died. He stopped Sophia from teaching Douglass how to read.
Yes, they are independent.
vague
unclear
True or false
A poem has stanzas.
True
How does hearing about abolitionists confuse Douglass?
He doesn't understand the words "abolition" and "abolitionist"
What figurative language is used here? Note there may be more than one.
"A band of pirates never looked more like their father, the Devil" (Ch. 10)
Hyperbole, simile
Is this a run-on sentence?
"I could regard them in no other light than a band of successful robbers".
No, it is a well written independent sentence. Punctuation is correct.
dehumanized
In the poem, the hill we climb. What does the hill represent?
A wall
A new song
Family , or
Challenges
Challenges we face
Why is Frederick not sure when he was born?
He wasn't allowed to be told & he wasn't allowed to ask questions.
What poetic device or figurative language is used here?
"robed in the purest white" (68), opportunities that he cannot have/experience.
imagery- sight-
Is this a simple sentence or a complex sentence?
My Dad laughed when I told a joke.
complex
revive
Pick a word to complete this sentence:
In the poem "The people could fly" the writer tells us that we should keep -------- alive.
working
hope
hope
Why does Frederick suggest that enslaved people sing out of sorrow rather than out of joy?
Songs of the slave represent the sorrows of the heart. Frederick sang to drown out his sorrow, not to express his happiness. Crying and singing for joy were uncommon occurrences among slaves.