Question
"What, To a Slave, is the Fourth of July?"
by Frederick Douglass
But such is not the state of the case. I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn. To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony.
What, to a Slave, is the Fourth of July?
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
What is the purpose of the use of juxtaposition in the passage?
(1 point)
Responses
to compare interpretations of a national holiday
to compare interpretations of a national holiday
to question the legality of America’s independence
to question the legality of America’s independence
to push for civil protections for minority groups
to push for civil protections for minority groups
to celebrate America’s founding ideals
by Frederick Douglass
But such is not the state of the case. I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn. To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony.
What, to a Slave, is the Fourth of July?
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
What is the purpose of the use of juxtaposition in the passage?
(1 point)
Responses
to compare interpretations of a national holiday
to compare interpretations of a national holiday
to question the legality of America’s independence
to question the legality of America’s independence
to push for civil protections for minority groups
to push for civil protections for minority groups
to celebrate America’s founding ideals
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The purpose of the use of juxtaposition in the passage is **to compare interpretations of a national holiday**. Douglass contrasts the joyous celebration of independence by Americans with the sorrow and suffering experienced by enslaved people, highlighting the disparity and injustice present in the celebration of the Fourth of July.