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Read the following excerpt from Frederick Douglass's autobiography:

I would crawl into his bag, and there sleep on the cold, damp, clay floor with my head in and feet out.
Which of these is most clearly shown here?

A. Formal diction
B. Sentimentality
C. Imagery
D. Subjectivity

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I believe the answer would be C
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Answer: C. Imagery.

Explanation: Imagery is a literary device that consists in the use of figurative language or detailed descriptions in order to evoke the senses of the reader (sight, taste, hearing, touch or smell) and to create a mental picture. In the given excerpt from Frederick Douglass's autobiography, we can see an example of imagery in the phrase "and there sleep on the cold, damp, clay floor...")

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