"Aren't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth Flashcards
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occasion
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extemporaneous speech delivered by Truth at a women’s rights convention in 1851
2
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step 1
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Truth, older woman, proud, confident
3
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step 2
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women’s rights convention
4
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step 3
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people against women’s rights
5
Q
step 4
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argue that women should be given equal rights with men
6
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step 5
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rhetorical questions, repetition, direct address
7
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step 6
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assertive, authoritative
8
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author uses rhetorical questions
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style
9
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author uses personal experience and biblical allusions
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style
10
Q
colloquial language gives the idea of the time frame
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occasion
11
Q
the author intentionally uses this chiasmus
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style
12
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author intentionally addresses herself in 3rd person
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speaker
