On Being Brought from Africa to America

How would you characterize the voice in "On Being Brought from Africa to America"?

• Angry

• Grateful

• Disturbed

• Indifferent

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Who is the speaker of the poem?

• An enslaved woman in America

• A free woman of color in America

• A Christian slave owner

• The friend of a Pagan slave

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Which phrase reveals the speaker's attitude about going to America?

• 'Twas mercy brought me

• redemption neither sought nor knew

• our sable race

• May be refin'd

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A theme of the poem is (remember to consider the speaker's tone)

• freedom rests on the ability to read

• all people need understanding

• bigotry toward African Americans is morally wrong

• being brought to America from Africa was an act of oppression

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Which words from the poem have a positive connotation about America? (choose 3)

• mercy

• Pagan

• Saviour

• redemption

• diabolic

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Who is the author of "On Being Brought From Africa to America"?

• Paul Laurence Dunbar

• Phillis Wheatley

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Edgar Allan Poe

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On Being Brought From Africa to America: What is the theme of this poem?

• bigotry toward African Americans is morally wrong

• Africans were oppressed

• the reality of being oppressed.

• religious beliefs are not dependent upon skin color

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Who is the speaker in the poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America"?

• free woman in America

• an African who was oppressed

• enslaved woman in America

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What sound devices is used in the poem "On Being Brought From Africa to America"?

• alliteration

• rhyming scheme

• meter

• consonance

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On Being Brought From Africa to America: Why did the author include the information about "pagan land"?

• to establish that Africans were mistreated by their color

• to establish that Africans were oppressed

• to establish that Africans were unfamiliar with some religions

• to establish that religious beliefs are not dependent upon skin color

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