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Read this excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

Thousands would escape . . . but for the strong cords of affection that bind them to their friends.

What is the effect of the figurative language in this passage?

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Despite all logic, enslaved people often felt as though slaveholders were their friends, which kept them from trying to escape.

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