Lincoln speaking...
.He sees the U.S. as being brave
.People who fought for us are very dedicated to freedom and success
.We can't forget what they did, that would be disrespectful
.Freedom shall not perish from the earth
.We need to pick up on the unfinished work of soldiers
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
5 styles:
--> Figurative
"I expected every movement that my brains would be dashed out against the trees." Page 563
--> Word Choice
"My car was upset and shattered..." Page 563
--> Elaborate
"His comings were like a thief in the night." Page 565
--> Formal
"My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed, the cheerful spark that lingered about my eye died..." Page 565
--> Conversational
"He spoke to me very kindly, bade me drive pigs from a lot near by and passed on towards the church." Page 569
--> Figurative
"I expected every movement that my brains would be dashed out against the trees." Page 563
--> Word Choice
"My car was upset and shattered..." Page 563
--> Elaborate
"His comings were like a thief in the night." Page 565
--> Formal
"My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed, the cheerful spark that lingered about my eye died..." Page 565
--> Conversational
"He spoke to me very kindly, bade me drive pigs from a lot near by and passed on towards the church." Page 569
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