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Rhetorical Devices Used By Frederick Douglass

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Douglass empathizes with other slaves, and their morbid conditions and lack of affection has made the community family, because of this Douglass is determined to devote his life to promote the abolitionist movement. When expressing gratitude towards being translated to the plantations in Baltimore, Douglas projects he is very true to himself when he recites, “I prefer to be true to myself, even at incurring the ridicule of others than to be false and incur my own abhorrence.” Pg.45 This justifies Douglas’ determination and desire to remove slavery which consumed him. It became an obsession, something he was going to put everything in his power to achieve. Through the use of diction and language he is expressing that he will never forgive himself if he doesn 't achieve his goal of promoting the abolitionist movement and setting all slaves free.By doing so Douglas emphasizes that freedom was a sacred thing for slaves. When speaking about his daily routine at Mr. Coveys, Douglass accepts, “At times I would rise up, a flash of energetic freedom would dart through my soul, accompanied with a faint beam of hope, that flickered for a moment, and then vanished.” Pg.73 Douglas uses language to emphasize what he felt towards freedom and how he felt about his life condition, which he questions on a daily basis with anger and remorse. He is speaking with the voices of many other afraid slaves and how they felt in regards to freedom. Due to the fear most slaves felt, Douglass stands out
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