Question

Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.

Which of the following best describes Douglass’s word choice in this excerpt?
pleasant
clever
casual
lighthearted

Answer 1

clever

Douglass uses strong, rhetorically effective language and dramatic contrast to make a forceful point—skillful phrasing rather than pleasant, casual, or lighthearted wording.