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,begin italics,The title of this poem identifies a famous historical figure, Frederick Douglass, who escaped from slavery to become a leading abolitionist. As a writer, public speaker, and statesman, Douglass called for reform, demanding that all people enjoy the rights of freedom and equality.,end italics,
from ,begin bold,Frederick Douglass,end bold,
And he was no soft-tongued apologist;
He spoke straightforward, fearlessly uncowed;
The sunlight of his truth dispelled the mist,
And set in bold relief each dark-hued cloud;
To sin and crime he gave their proper hue,
And hurled as evil what was evil's due.
Through good and ill report he cleaved his way
Right onward, with his face set toward the heights,
Not feared to face the foeman's dread array,—
The lash of scorn, the sting of petty spites.
He dared the lightning in the lightning's track,
And answered thunder with his thunder back.
When men maligned him, and their torrent wrath
In furious imprecations o'er him broke,
He kept his counsel as he kept his path;
'T was for his race, not for himself, he spoke.
He knew the import of his Master's call,
And felt himself too mighty to be small.
(from "Frederick Douglass" by Paul Laurence Dunbar)
Question
In which way does the tone of the poem express the author's intent?
Answer options with 4 options
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Words of strength and power establish a forceful tone, revealing an outrage at how a public figure was treated.
2.
Heroic imagery establishes an admiring tone, showing an effort to inspire reverence for a public figure.
3.
Ideas of conflict and struggle establish an insistent tone, illustrating an attempt to incite others into action.
4.
The theme of perseverance establishes a hopeful tone, indicating a belief that hard work breeds success.