Read the following excerpt from Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave:We were not regularly allowanced. Our food was coarse corn-meal boiled. This was called mush. It was put into a large wooden tray or trough, and set down upon the ground. The children were then called, like so many pigs, and like so many pigs they would come and devour the mush.How does the objective style of this excerpt add power to the story?A.It focuses on facts about mush without including Douglass's own opinion of it.B.It uses a simile that refers to the children as "pigs" to avoid sentimentality.C.It uses strong imagery to describe mush in order to appeal to the reader's senses.D.It understates the qualities of mush so that Douglass appears unbiased.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass:We were not regularly allowanced. Our food was coarse corn-meal boiled, This was called mush. It was put into a large wooden tray or trough, and set down upon the ground. The children were then called, like so many pigs, and like so many pigs they would come and devour the mush; some with oystershells, others with pieces of shingle, some with naked hands, and none with spoons. He that ate fastest got most; he that was strongest secured the best place; and few left the trough satisfied.Which best explains how Douglass uses objectivity to convey his perspective in this passage?A.He uses formal word choice, like "allowanced" and "secured," to establish his authority.B.He creates pathos by referring to his hunger to make readers feel sorry for him.C.He avoids sentimentality by simply describing the conditions in which enslaved people lived.D.He includes details, such as "wooden tray" and "oystershells," that verify his experience.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, in which Douglass discusses his living conditions as a slave:I suffered much from hunger, but much more from cold. In hottest summer, and coldest winter, I was kept almost naked—no shoes, no stockings, no jacket, no trousers, nothing on but a coarse tow linen shirt, reaching only to my knees.How does the passage use objectivity to increase the power of the narrative?A.It uses strong, sensory details to describe Douglass's living conditions.B.It relies on understatement to share details about Douglass's living conditions.C.It explains how Douglass feels about his living conditions to avoid bias.D.It presents facts about Douglass's living conditions without showing his emotion.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, in which Douglass discusses his living conditions as a slave:I suffered much from hunger, but much more from cold. In hottest summer, and coldest winter, I was kept almost naked—no shoes, no stockings, no jacket, no trousers, nothing on but a coarse tow linen shirt, reaching only to my knees.How does the passage use objectivity to increase the power of the narrative?A.It uses strong, sensory details to describe Douglass's living conditions.B.It explains how Douglass feels about his living conditions to avoid bias.C.It presents facts about Douglass's living conditions without showing his emotion.D.It relies on understatement to share details about Douglass's living conditions.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass:As to my own treatment while I lived on Colonel Lloyd's plantation, it was very similar to that of the other slave children. I was not old enough to work in the field, and there being little else than field work to do, I had a great deal of leisure time. The most I had to do was to drive up the cows at evening, keep the fowls out of the garden, keep the front yard clean, and run of errands for my old master's daughter, Mrs. Lucretia Auld. The most of my leisure time I spent in helping Master Daniel Lloyd in finding his birds, after he had shot them. . . . I was seldom whipped by my old master, and suffered little from any thing else than hunger and cold.Which best explains how Douglass uses objectivity to convey his perspective in this passage?A.He creates pathos by referring to his hunger and being whipped to make readers feel sorry for him.B.He describes his treatment chronologically to show that he is presenting the facts correctly.C.He describes his experiences on the plantation simply, in order to avoid bias and sentimentality.D.He uses formal word choice, like "errands" and "seldom," to establish his credibility.

Which of these explains one way that Frederick Douglass made his writing objective?A.By using few factsB.By including vague descriptionsC.By avoiding sentimentalityD.By using slangSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS