Frederick Douglass’s speech titled “What To the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” is considered a

Question

foundational document. Why is the title considered hypophora?

A.
It is a question that his speech will answer by the end.

B.
It makes reference to the well known events and people that will be mentioned in the speech.

C.
It uses key words and phrases that will be repeated in the speech.

D.
It states that the speech will address two opposing ideas.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

A. It is a question that his speech will answer by the end.

Hypophora is a rhetorical device where the speaker poses a question and then immediately answers it. In Douglass's speech, the question posed in the title sets up an exploration of the meaning of the Fourth of July from the perspective of slaves, which he subsequently answers throughout the speech.