Vocabulary
Definition of "conceived"
Created
What is a metaphor?
What is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things?
From the way the sentence is constructed (four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent), the reader can determine that Lincoln used the word “fathers” to mean?
The people who created the government of the United States
What did Douglass initially feel about Mrs. Auld's kindness?
What is a sense of comfort?
What key idea does Lincoln emphasize in the Gettysburg Address?
What is equality?
Definition of "consecrate"
Make sacred
Identify an example of personification or provide an example.
What is giving human traits to non-human things?
Read this sentence from the beginning of the speech: “Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” Which choice BEST describes what role this sentence serves in Lincoln’s speech?
a. The sentence reminds the audience of how old the country is.
or
b. The sentence reminds the audience why the country was created.
B. The sentence reminds the audience why the country was created
How does Douglass describe the changes he observed in Mrs. Auld?
What is a shift from kindness to cruelty?
Which historical document does Lincoln refer to in his speech?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Definition of "Detract"
Take away
What is hyperbole?
What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?
True or false: This statement argues that words are not as meaningful as actions?
“The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.” (3)
True
What literary device does Douglass use to express his feelings?
What is figurative language?
What significant event does Lincoln’s speech commemorate?
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Definition of "proposition"
Statement
How does imagery enhance a text?
What is by creating vivid mental pictures?
True or false: This statement argues that words are not as meaningful as actions?
“The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.” (3)
True
How did Douglass learn to read and write?
What is through the help of Mrs. Auld and his own determination?
The ideals of the founding fathers that Lincoln cited
Liberty and that all men are created equal
Definition of "Hallow"
Holy
What is alliteration?
What is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound?
By repeating the words "dedicated" and "dedicated" Lincoln is making which connection?
The United States being dedicated to the idea that all men are created equal
OR
The speech being dedicated to the founding fathers of the country
The United States being dedicated to the idea that all men are created equal
What was the title of Douglass's autobiography?
What is "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave"?
Lincoln and Douglass share this belief
Slavery is wrong