ON BEING BROUGHT FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA / SYMPATHY

Who is the author of "On Being Brought From Africa to America"?

• Paul Laurence Dunbar

• Phillis Wheatley

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Edgar Allan Poe

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Who wrote the "Sympathy"?

• Paul Laurence Dunbar

• Phillis Wheatley

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Edgar Allan Poe

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What sound devices is used in the poem "On Being Brought From Africa to America"?

• alliteration

• rhyming scheme

• meter

• consonance

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What sound devices is used in the poem "Sympathy"?

• alliteration

• rhyming scheme

• meter

• consonance

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On Being Brought From Africa to America: Why did the author include the information about "pagan land"?

• to establish that Africans were mistreated by their color

• to establish that Africans were oppressed

• to establish that Africans were unfamiliar with some religions

• to establish that religious beliefs are not dependent upon skin color

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On Being Brought From Africa to America: What is the theme of this poem?

• bigotry toward African Americans is morally wrong

• Africans were oppressed

• the reality of being oppressed.

• religious beliefs are not dependent upon skin color

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What voice is used in the poem "Sympathy"?

• sympathetic

• grateful

• hate

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What voice is used in the poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America"?

• sympathetic

• grateful

• hate

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Who is the speaker in the poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America"?

• free woman in America

• an African who was oppressed

• enslaved woman in America

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Which phrase shows speaker's attitude about going to America in the poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America"?

• ‘‘'Twas mercy brought me”

• "Once I redemption neither sought nor knew"

• “ when he fain would be on the bough a-swing”

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