Question

Read the passage on the left to answer the following questions:

1)
D How does Sojourner Truth use the repetition of the phrase 'And
ain't a woman?" in the second paragraph to achieve her purpose?
The repetition of the phrase reminds the audience
that women deserve equal rights.
The repetition of the phrase reminds the audience
that women are just as smart as men.
The repetition of the phrase reminds the audience
that Jesus loves women as much as men.
D)
The repetition of the phrase reminds the audience
that she is just as tough and capable as a man.
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Answer 1

Why is it unusual that she began her speech with the words "Well, children. ... Why is this an effective technique to get the audience to pay attention? ... In paragraph 3, Sojourner Truth interacts with one of the audience members. ... Truth uses this word to show that there is a lot of talk about women's rights and what they are

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

D) The repetition of the phrase reminds the audience that she is just as tough and capable as a man.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this speech, Sojourner Truth constantly repeats the phrase "ain't I a woman?" in order to remind the audience of the value and strength of women. She describes how she handled pain, tolerated abuse, and was constantly neglected and minimized. However, she handled all of these as well as a man would have. Sojourner Truth wants to show that it is not true that women are weaker and less intelligent. She is a woman and she is strong, clever and capable.