
F. Douglass Fig. Lang. & Allusion Application
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English
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8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Joanna Keller
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Audio Response
Record your audio response to the excerpt by answering the following questions. You will have a maximum of 2 minutes to record.
Excerpt 1: “It looked from every star, it smiled in every calm, breathed in every wind…”
Respond using audio: What human actions are given to freedom in this excerpt? Why do you think Douglass describes freedom this way?

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Open Ended
Read Excerpt 2: “It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out.”
Answer these questions as an open-ended response: What is the “horrible pit” a metaphor for? What feeling does this metaphor create for the reader?
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Multiple Choice
What type of literary device is being used here?
References to The Columbian Orator and Sheridan’s speech
metaphor
personfication
allusion
hyperbole
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