Question

Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?"

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?
Which best describes the syntax?
Truth uses simple syntax to grab the audience’s attention and make a strong point about her own resilience.
Truth uses simple syntax to emphasize the insignificance of the experience she is describing.
Truth uses complex syntax to explain what types of labor she has performed in her lifetime.
Truth uses complex syntax to question whether or not the audience recognizes who she is.

Answer 1

Truth uses simple syntax to grab the audience’s attention and make a strong point about her own resilience.

The lines use short, direct sentences and repetition ("And ain't I a woman?") and concrete actions ("I have ploughed and planted...") to emphasize her strength and labor.