"Declaration of Sentiments..." - Discussion

Question 1

SOAPSTONE

Answer 1

• S: Stanton, activist, intelligent
• O: Seneca Falls, following years of 2nd class citizenship
• A: US Govt, the people of US
• P: to argue for equal rights + explain justification
• S: parody, allusions, diction (elevated), cataloguing
• TONE: angry, scholarly, powerful

Question 2

focus: using parody in your arguments

Answer 2

• parody can be humorous or serious
• parody can be in substance, but it can also be in form
• grammar reminder: in formal writing, avoid ending sentences with a preposition

Question 3

step 1

Answer 3

Stanton’s

Question 4

step 2

Answer 4

mimicry

Question 5

step 3

Answer 5

of the style and diction of “The Declaration of Independence”

Question 6

step 4

Answer 6

lends credibility to her argument that its principles should apply both men and women of America

Question 7

note

Answer 7

• parallel structure
• creates
• to highlight how women have been excluded from that process
• “is their duty to throw off such a government”
• utilizes, incorporates
• how the rights of women have been damaged by men
• repetition
• utilizes