Which phrase from douglass' speech is an example of antithesis?
a. " like a wounded man through a crowd, by the blood."
b. " not complaining of the past, but simply asking for a better "
c. " side by side in the loyal cause with our gallant and patriotic white "
d. " entailing border wars and troubles of unknown duration and incalculable calamity."

b. "... not complaining of the past, but simply asking for a better future"

Antithesis is when two opposites are used to show contrast in a parallel structure. Option b is the best choice because Douglass is contrasting the past with the future. He does this to show the purpose of his speech is not to look at the past but instead to look towards the future. The opposites are past and future. There are no opposites within any of the other options, so they simply will not work.

the personification of the word prudence d) it effectively enhances the logos and ethos of the argument.

logos means appeal to the logic or reasoning of the people.

ethos means appeal to the credibility of the argument, that it is worth listening to and acting upon.

the eye wink at the hand; yet let that be / which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.