Frederick Douglass Text Analysis and Vocabulary

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Compare/Contrast

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Shows how two or more things are alike and different. Helps readers understand relationships or make choices between ideas, events, or objects.

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Chronological (Sequential) Order

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Presents events in the order they happened—first to last. Often used in stories, biographies, or historical writing to show how things change over time.

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Problem/Solution

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Explains an issue and then shows one or more ways to solve it. Helps readers understand challenges and possible answers or outcomes.

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Cause/Effect

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Shows how one event leads to another event. Helps readers understand why something happened and what happened as a result.

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STRATAGEM

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Trick designed to deceive an enemy.

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COMPELLED

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Forced to do something.

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COMMENCED

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To begin.

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COMPLIANCE

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The tendency to agree to do things requested by others.

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INCOMPATIBLE

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Unable to work together.

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PRUDENCE

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Wisdom, caution, or restraint.