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"'Ain't I a Woman' Speech" by Sojourner Truth That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman? Ain't I a Woman, Sojourner Truth, 1851 Question Use the excerpt to answer the question. Which statement best analyzes the techniques used in the document? (1 point) Responses It uses anaphora and rhetorical questions to emphasize a specific point. It uses anaphora and rhetorical questions to emphasize a specific point. It uses allusion and parallelism to show events in a specific order. It uses allusion and parallelism to show events in a specific order. It uses parallelism and enumeration to show the cause and effect of the topic discussed. It uses parallelism and enumeration to show the cause and effect of the topic discussed. It uses hyperbole and allusion to compare and contrast two points of view.

Answer 1

The correct statement that best analyzes the techniques used in the excerpt is: It uses anaphora and rhetorical questions to emphasize a specific point.

Sojourner Truth employs anaphora through the repetition of the phrase "And ain’t I a woman?" to drive home her argument about the strength and capabilities of women, particularly Black women, contrasting societal expectations with her lived experience. Rhetorical questions are used effectively to challenge the perceptions of gender roles and to assert her identity and resilience.