Guided Questions 1. Explain how Douglass establishes
his credibility to speak on his
topic--the significance of the 4th of
July to a slave?

Which sentence should be revised to include vivid imagery

4. interpret how do the speaker's descriptions of and feelings about the wind change as the poem progresses? how does this shift show a change in the tone of the poem?

Which trait is common to the narrators in these excerpts? a the narrators were born in poverty the narrators were separated from their birth parents c. the narrators grew up to be criminals d the narrators worked hard in lide to improva their ocial status the narrators blamed themselves for their mistortunps