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Read the following excerpt from Frederick Douglass's autobiography:I would crawl into this bag, and there sleep on the cold, damp, clay floor with my head in and feet out.Which of these is most clearly shown here?A.ImageryB.SentimentalityC.Formal dictionD.SubjectivitySUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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Read the following excerpt from Frederick Douglass's autobiography:I would crawl into this bag, and there sleep on the cold, damp, clay floor with my head in and feet out.Which of these is most clearly shown here?A.ImageryB.SentimentalityC.Formal dictionD.SubjectivitySUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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The answer is A. Imagery. This is because Frederick Douglass uses descriptive language to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind of him sleeping on the cold, damp, clay floor with his head in a bag and feet out.

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