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Abolition And Women-s Rights Movements, Part 2 Questions & Detailed Answers
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Abolition And Women's Rights Movements,Part 2 Questions & Detailed Answers
Which best describes the diction in "Ain't I a Woman?" - ANS informal and
relatable
Read the quotation from Abigail Adams. It is from a letter she wrote her husband,
John Adams, as he helped draft the US Constitution.
I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to
them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the
Husbands.
Based on "Ain't I a Woman?," how would Truth most likely feel about Adams's
statement? - ANS Truth would agree with Adams's sentiment that women deserve
to be represented in the Constitution.
Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain't got nothing more to
say.
Which best describes the effect of these words? - ANS They remind the audience
that Truth has had rich life experience and offers valuable wisdom.
, In the second paragraph of "Ain't I a Woman?," how does Truth appeal to
listeners' sense of logic? - ANS She demonstrates that women are just as strong as
men.
Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of
kilter.
Which best describes the diction? - ANS inviting and familiar
I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me!
Which statement best explains why this is an example of ethos, or an appeal based
on character and credibility? - ANS It shows that Truth has experiences to support
her claims.
Which best describes why Truth describes her personal experiences in "Ain't I a
Woman?" - ANS to provide credible proof that women are not protected from
hardship or struggle
Which excerpt from "Ain't I a Woman?" is the best example of logos, or an appeal
to logic? - ANS If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't
you be mean not to let me have my little half-measure full?
Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of
kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all
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