"What, To a Slave, is the Fourth of July?"

by Frederick Douglass

But, I submit, where all is plain there is nothing to be argued. What point in the anti-slavery creed would you have me argue? On what branch of the subject do the people of this country need light? Must I undertake to prove that the slave is a man? That point is conceded already. Nobody doubts it.

What, to a Slave, is the Fourth of July?

"Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address"
by Abraham Lincoln

"With malice toward none with charity for all with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan ~ to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

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Which statement best compares the rhetorical devices used in the passages?

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What to the Slave is the Fourth of July employs parallelism and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural uses hypophora.
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July employs parallelism and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural uses hypophora.

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July employs antithesis and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural uses juxtaposition.
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July employs antithesis and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural uses juxtaposition.

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July employs rhetorical questions and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural uses anaphora.
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July employs rhetorical questions and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural uses anaphora.

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July employs juxtaposition and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural uses allusion.
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July employs juxtaposition and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural uses allusion.
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To compare the rhetorical devices used in the two passages, we can analyze the techniques employed by Frederick Douglass in "What, To a Slave, is the Fourth of July?" and Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address."

  1. Frederick Douglass:

    • Douglass employs rhetorical questions effectively in his speech to engage the audience and provoke thought about the meaning of Independence Day for enslaved individuals. His questioning leads to reflections on freedom, justice, and humanity.
  2. Abraham Lincoln:

    • Lincoln's address uses anaphora with the repetition of certain phrases to emphasize his commitment to reconciliation and healing as he speaks of "with malice toward none" and "with charity for all." This repetition reinforces his themes of unity and mercy.

Given this analysis, the best comparison among the rhetorical devices used in the passages is:

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July employs rhetorical questions and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural uses anaphora.

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