Frederick Douglass and Literary Concepts

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Definition of personal narrative

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a story based on true events from the writer's life, focusing on what is important to them.

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Frederick Douglass' narrative significance

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It paints a powerful picture of slavery, questioning what it takes for the human spirit to be truly free.

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Poetic Devices

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Tools that writers use to create mood and help readers understand the meaning of literature.

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Imagery

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Describes things, events, or ideas using words related to our five senses (hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling, touching).

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Metaphor

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Compares two unlike things without using a connecting word.

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Mood

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The feeling that the reader has in response to the writing, established through setting and diction.

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History of the Slave narrative

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From the 1770s to the 1820s,they told of a spiritual journey. Later, they inspired abolitionists.

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Frederick Douglass' background

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Born into slavery around 1817 or 1818, he learned to read and write, escaped to New York, and became an abolitionist.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told. Includes First Person, Second Person, and Third Person.

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Symbolism

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A symbol is something, usually a physical object, that represents something else, such as an idea or quality.