Why are the Europeans hypocritical?

They preach freedom in Christianity but enlsave the African Americans

What does Wheatley compare the enslavement of Africans to?

The enslavement of Israelites in Egypt

What is the main idea of "Letter to John Adams?"

American leaders need to do a better job and women need more rights

A writer’s choice of words, including vocabulary and arrangement of words

What is a Biblical Allusion?

direct reference to biblical stories

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Letters to the Revered Samson Occum and John Adams

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Why are the Europeans hypocritical?
They don't want to be enslaved but they enslave the Africans
They preach freedom in Christianity but enlsave the African Americans
They preach to enslave the African Americans but give them freedom
The Europeans said they wanted to give freedom but enslaved the Israelites
2
What does Logos show the audience about "Letter to John Adams"
shows that she does not care for women and their rights
shows that she loves the government's inaction
shows that she is knowledgable
shows that she misses him
3
Pathos: Persuading the audience using credibility
True
False
4
Adams uses informal diction
False
True
5
What is the tone of "Letter to John Adams?"
Head over heels in love
Loving and Annoyed
Aggressive yet timid
Angry and scared
6
What does Wheatley compare the enslavement of Africans to?
The capture of Israelites in Mesopotamia
The escape of Israelites in Mesopotamia
The enslavement of Israelites in Egypt
The enslavement of Israelites in Israel
7
What is the main idea of "Letter to John Adams?"
Women should run the government
The government should remain idle
She loves John Adams
American leaders need to do a better job and women need more rights
8
What does this quote express? "I fear a fatal security has taken possession of them." Be specific
diction
tone
juxtaposition
compare and contrast
9
What is diction?
words that emphasize metaphors
vague wording and fluffy
hyperboles that describe the main idea
A writer’s choice of words, including vocabulary and arrangement of words
10
Logos: Persuading the audience using logic
True
False
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What is a Biblical Allusion?
direct reference to fairytales
direct reference to biblical stories
direct reference to old folk stories
direct reference to movies

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