The title of Frederick Douglass’s speech, "What To the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" is considered hypophora because 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, engaging the audience and prompting them to think about the topic at hand. Douglass uses this approach to frame his discussion about the stark contrast between the celebrations of freedom and the reality experienced by enslaved people.
Frederick Douglass’s speech titled “What To the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” is considered a foundational document. Why is the title considered hypophora?(1 point)
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It uses key words and phrases that will be repeated in the speech
It uses key words and phrases that will be repeated in the speech
It states that the speech will address two opposing ideas.
It states that the speech will address two opposing ideas.
It is a question that his speech will answer by the end.
It is a question that his speech will answer by the end.
It makes references to the well-known events and people that will be mentioned in the speech
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