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Douglass narrative of the life5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Also how he overcame slavery and how he was able to become his “own master.” By clearly establishing his credibility and connecting with his audience, Douglass uses numerous rhetorical devices to argue the atrocity that slaves experienced he uses ethos, parallelism, and tone.įrederick Douglass uses parallelism when saying “I was not allowed to be present during her illness, at her death, or burial”(Douglass 49). He shares how he tolerated being a slave and working for several slaveholders. He belives that slavery should be should be abolished and he illustrates to the reader by telling his story. Douglass, one of the most famous American slaves, has a writing style that is more old-fashioned, intimate, and direct. Fredrick Douglass depicts his own style of writing in his memoir, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. ![]()
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