Kindred Characters
This character is a deaf slave on the plantation
Carrie
These were laws created IN AMERICA AFTER SLAVERY to enforce segregation between black and white.
Jim Crow Laws
Which abolitionist could not read and write?
Who does Frederick Douglass refer to in speech when he says " you" and "I, me us" ?
You - White people
I,me, us - Black People
What is an "allusion"
A reference to another book, song, historical person/ peoples/ or event that has a connection to the text.
This character is obsessed with Alice, assaults her, and blames her assault on her !
Rufus
These were laws created in Germany, modeled after American laws, that enforced segregation between Jews and Non Jews.
Nuremberg Laws.
Which abolitionist believed, at first, that Black men's rights needed to come before women's rights?
Frederick Douglass
What is the overall theme of Frederick Douglass's 4th of July Speech?
A day of hypocrisy to celebrate a nation's independence when much of the population was still enslaved.
Which rhetorical mode of persuasion has to do with connecting with the audience's heart or emotions?
Pathos
Though horrible in many ways, one positive or redeeming factor about this character is that he keeps his promises .
Tom Weylin
Which abolitionists were famous orators, recruited soldiers to the Union Army, and were both born into slavery?
Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth.
This abolitionist worked in the White house in an official role
Frederick Douglass
What is one example of a rhetorical question in Frederick Douglass's 4th of July Speech?
Which rhetorical mode of persuasion has to do with using logic and reasoning to connect with the audience?
Logos.
This individual gets his ears cut off by patrollers after running away with his wife.
Isaac
Which famous abolitionist believed that Black Men's rights needed to come before women's rights before eventually changing their mind?
Frederick Douglass.
These abolitionists were famous orators.
Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth
What is one example of hyperbole in Frederick Douglass's speech?
"There is not a nation on earth that is more guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States at this very hour "
Which rhetorical mode of persuasion has to do with connecting with the audience because of a speaker's reputation or credibility?
Ethos
Extremely rude and harsh through the first section of the book, this character disappears for a while and then returns much calmer due to an opium addiction.
Margaret
Name four examples of laws in Germany that were modeled after American laws.
banning marriages between Jew and Non Jew
Restricting where Jews could live
Removing citizenship status and the ability to vote.
Banning Jews from entering public places.
How is author's use of time travel, or different timelines for Rufus and Dana, a metaphor for the conditions of slavery?
Rufus grows from a young boy to an older man while Dana stays in the same hour or day. Slaves were not allowed to grow or develop their lives, and were forced to repeat the same meaningless tasks everyday.
How deos Frederick Douglass establish his "ethos" with his audience during his 4th of July speech?
By using large words.
What is a rhetorical question?
What is hyperbole?
Hyperbole - An exaggeration to make a point.