Frederick Douglass (poem)

In the first six lines of the poem, Hayden uses the pronoun "it" repeatedly.

What is "it"?

• revenge

• freedom

• death

• happiness

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In the poem " Frederick Douglass" Hayden says Douglass will be remembered through...

• the people that will live out his dream of freedom

• through his stories and poems

• his tough life as a slave

• through his experiences

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What cause did Frederick Douglass fight for?

• slavery

• freedom to fight

• freedom and liberty

• freedom of speech

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The last two lines of the poem read

"...but with the lives grown out of his life, the lives / fleshing his dream of the beautiful, needful thing."

What is the tone of these lines?

• inspirational

• serious

• sorrowful

• outrage

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"When it is finally ours, this freedom, this liberty, this beautiful 
and terrible thing, needful to man as air," (lines 1-2).

What literary device is this and what purpose does it serve? 

• metaphor comparing freedom to the air and earth which are both things needed for humans to survive

• simile comparing freedom to the air and earth which are both things needed for humans to survive

• simile comparing slavery to the air and earth which are both things needed for humans to survive

• allusion referring to the Civil War

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"...this freedom, this liberty, this beautiful 
and terrible thing,..."(lines 1-2).

What purpose does the repetition of 'this' serve?

• makes the poem easier to understand

• stresses how important the Civil War was

• creates a joyous mood

• stresses how wonderful and necessary freedom is

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This poem has a rhyme scheme.

• True

• False

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In lines 4 & 5, Hayden uses words like "instinct", "diastole", "systole" and "reflex".

What does this diction do for the poem?

• All of these words are supporting Hayden's claim that freedom for all should be something that is automatic for any person.

• All of these words are supporting Hayden's claim that freedom for all should be a privilege and something people earn.

• All of these words are supporting the idea that fighting will lead to chaos

• All of these words are emphasizing his tough life as a slave.

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