Omar Kaayal Period 1 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapters Preface-2 Symbolism 1.

Never having enjoyed, to any considerable extent, her soothing presence, her tender and watchful care, I received the tidings of death with much the same emotions I should have probably felt at the death of a stranger. (1) 2. I did not, when a slave, understand the deep meaning of those rude and apparently incoherent songs. I was myself within the circle; so that I neither saw nor heard as those without might see and hear. (2) 1. This symbolizes the hardship he went through all his life not knowing or understanding his mother. 2. Symbolizes how farmers thought they were happy and were singing but in reality, they were singing about how bad the slave owners were. Imagery 1. I have often been awakened at the dawn of day by the most heart-rending shrieks of an own aunt of mine. (1) 2. whom he used to tie up to a joist, and whip upon her naked back till she was literally covered with blood. (1) Figurative Language 1. :The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege. (1) 2. It was the blood-stained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery, through which I was about to pass. (1) Theme 1. They suppress the truth rather than take the consequences of telling it, and in so doing prove themselves a part of the human family. (2) 2. No words, no tears, no prayers from his gory victim, seemed to move his iron heart from its bloody purpose. The louder she screamed, the harder he whipped; and where the blood ran fastest, there he whipped the longest (2) Tone 1. It was a most terrible spectacle. I wish I could commit to paper the feelings with which I beheld it. (1) 2. I wish I could commit to paper the feelings with which I beheld it. (1)

1. This shows the sense of hearing as his aunt screams from being beat. 2. Gives a visual of the event that is taking place. You can picture the women being hit and her body covered in bright red blood.

1. A metaphor comparing the black children to the white. 2. He expands on the description of gate saying that in reality it was almost like hell for the slaves.

1. Shows the theme of unity as nobody is willing to confess or rat someone else. 2. Shows how the slave owners made the slaves lives even harder by beating and whipping them, showing a theme of coldness.

1. He speaks in a horrific tone as he tells us how bad the event was, to the point that even himself cannot describe. 2. He speaks in a regretful tone as he wishes he could have been able to express his feelings that he felt.

Chapters 3-5 Symbolism 1. "'It is better that a dozen slaves suffer under the lash, than that the overseer should be convicted, in the presence of the slaves, of having been at fault.'" (4) 2. I speak advisedly when I say thisthat killing a slave, or any other colored person in Talbot County, Maryland, is not treated as a crime, either by the courts or the community (4) Imagery 1. It abounded in fruits of almost every description, from the hardy apple of the north to the delicate orange of the south. (3) 2. Our food was coarse corn meal boiled. This was called MUSH. It was put into a large wooden tray or trough, and set down upon the ground. (5) Figurative Language 1.He was immediately chained and handcuffed; and thus, without a moment's warning, he was snatched away, and forever sundered, from his family and friends, by a hand more unrelenting than death. (3) 2. He was, in a word, a man of the most inflexible firmness and stone-like coolness. (4) Theme 1. "it was worth a half-cent to kill a 'nigger,' and a half-cent to bury one." (4) 2. It was considered as being bad enough to be a slave; but to be a poor mans slave was deemed a disgrace indeed! (3) Tone 1. "From my earliest recollection, I date the entertainment of a deep conviction that slavery would not always be able to hold me within its foul embrace; and in the darkest hours of my career in slavery, this living word of faith and spirit of hope departed not from me, but remained like ministering angels to cheer me through the gloom. This good spirit was from God, and to him I offer thanksgiving and praise." (5) 2. No matter how innocent a slave might be--it availed him nothing, when accused by Mr. Gore of any misdemeanor. (4) 1. He uses an optimistic tone as he tends to Gods help and offers praise to him. 2. His tone here is shown as serious as he describes Mr. Gore.

1. Symbolizes unity as they would rather beat less as a group, rather than one person getting it all. 2. This symbolizes that no one cared for the colored and they had no rights, not even being protected from being killed.

1. It gives you a visual of the amount of fruits there are in the garden. 2. It gives you a sense of how bad it probably tasted and how bad it looked.

1. He gives a deep meaning to the word hand as he gives it 2 meanings. A literal meaning and a connotative meaning. 2. He uses the word stone-like to compare how the man was, creating a metaphor.

1. This shows how worthless slaves were. They costed almost as much to buy one and to kill one. 2. Shows the theme of how hard it is to be a slave. It also has a comical sense as he compares a slave with a rich owner vs. a poor owner.

Chapters 6-8 Symbolism 1. Slavery proved as injurious to her as it did to me. When I went there, she was a pious, warm, and tender-hearted woman. There was no sorrow or suffering for which she had not a tear. She had bread for the hungry, clothes for the naked, and comfort for every mourner that came within her reach. Slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of these heavenly qualities. Under its influence, the tender heart became stone, and the lamblike disposition gave way to one of tiger-like fierceness. (7) 2. "'If you give a nigger an inch, he will take an ell. A nigger should know nothing but to obey his master-to do as he is told to do.'" (6) 1. Symbolizes the change in people. At first she was a nice caring slave owner. Towards the end, she completely changed into the opposite. 2. Symbolizes what white people thought of black people. They believe that they shouldnt be educated because if they do learn, then they will try and use there knowledge to escape. Imagery 1. To give me a sample of his bloody disposition, took my little brother by the throat, threw him on the ground, and with the heel of his boot stamped upon his head till the blood gushed from his nose and ears (8) 2. Instead of the voices of her children, she hears by day the moans of the dove, and by night the screams of the hideous owl. (8) Figurative Language 1. Under its influence, the tender heart became stone, and the lamblike disposition gave way to one of tiger-like fierceness. (7) 2. That cheerful eye,under the influence of slavery (6) Theme 1. A single word from the white men was enough-against all our wishes, prayers, and entreaties-to sunder forever the dearest friends, dearest kindred, and strongest ties known to human beings. (8) 2. I lived in Master Hugh's family about seven years. (7) Tone 1. ...Soon became red with rage; that voice, made all of sweet accord, changed to one of harsh and horrid discord; and that angelic face gave place to that of a demon." (6) 2. Will not a righteous God visit for these things? (8)

1. Gives us the image of him being beat and stomped on by the slave owner. 2. It gives you the sense of hearing as they compare her screaming to certain sounds animals make.

1. He uses a metaphor to compare the heart to be as cold as the stone. 2. He uses personification to give the eye a sense of cheerfulness.

1. Shows how the whites had all the power while the blacks enjoyed none. 2. He doesnt acknowledge the fact that he was part of the family, he was just living in the family.

1. He speaks a in horrific and scary tone as he describes the change from the good to the bad. 2. He speaks in a questioning tone as he questions why isnt God here to help us?

Chapters 9-11 Symbolism 1. My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed, the cheerful spark that lingered about my eye died; the dark night of slavery closed in upon me; and behold a man transformed into a brute! (10) 2. "But, by this time, I began to want to live upon free land as well as with Freeland; and I was no longer content, therefore, to live with him or any other slaveholder." (10) Imagery 1. I had been at my new home but one week before Mr. Covey gave me a very severe whipping, cutting my back, causing the blood to run, and raising ridges on my flesh as large as my little finger. (10) 2. The details of this affair are as follows: Mr. Covey sent me, very early in the morning of one of our coldest days in the month of January, to the woods, to get a load of wood. (10) Figurative Language 1. "I was broken in body, soul, and spirit. (10) 2. In coming to a fixed determination to run away, we did more than Patrick Henry, when he resolved upon liberty or death. (10) Theme 1. I was now getting, as I have said, one dollar and fifty cents per day. I contracted for it; I earned it; it was paid to me; it was rightfully my own; yet, upon each returning Saturday night, I was compelled to deliver every cent of that money to Master Hugh. And why? Not because he earned it,--not because he had any hand in earning it,--not because I owed it to him,--nor because he possessed the slightest shadow of a right to it; but solely because he had the power to compel me to give it up. (10) 2. He received all the benefits of slaveholding without its evils; while I endured all the evils of a slave, and suffered all the care and anxiety of a freeman." (11) 1. Shows how he was earning money for his hard work, but all the money goes to his owner, showing the theme of slavery. 2. He shows the theme of unfairness as one slave is beaten and hurt while the other isnt because of different owners. Tone 1. You are loosed from your moorings, and are free; I am fast in my chains, and am a slave! You move merrily before the gentle gale, and I sadly before the bloody whip! (10) 2. I am left in the hottest hell of unending slavery. O God, save me! God, deliver me! Let me be free! Is there any God? Why am I a slave? I will run away. I will not stand it. Get caught, or get clear, I'll try it. (10)

1. Symbolizes him giving about to give up. He realizes that escaping will be almost impossible and that his dream has been crushed. 2. Symbolizes his freedom as he dreams about his freedom and not having to work under a slave owner anymore.

1. Gives you a visual of him being beat and comparing the size of the gash to his finger. 2. This gives both a sense of touch as the coldness on his skin, the sight of the woods in January.

1. He speaks in a metaphorical sense as you cannot break your soul and spirit. 2. He compares his situation to Patrick Henry as his plan is either life or death.

1. He talks in solemn and sad tone as he compares himself to whites. 2. He speaks in a wishful tone as he wants to be free. He is also questioning if it is worth the risk.