During the worst times in Douglass's life, he would sometimes cry out to the ships sailing in the bay.

"You are loosed from your moorings, and you are free; I am fast in my chains, and am a slave! You move merrily before the gentle gale, and I sadly before the bloody whip!"

Which phrase best describes the tone Douglass creates in this metaphor?

A.
anguished and longing

B.
adventurous and daring

C.
annoyed and anxious

D.
imaginative and carefree

@vera_ewing

Question

During the worst times in Douglass's life, he would sometimes cry out to the ships sailing in the bay. 

"You are loosed from your moorings, and you are free; I am fast in my chains, and am a slave! You move merrily before the gentle gale, and I sadly before the bloody whip!" 

Which phrase best describes the tone Douglass creates in this metaphor?
 
 A.
anguished and longing
 
 B.
adventurous and daring
 
 C.
annoyed and anxious
 
 D.
imaginative and carefree

@vera_ewing

vera_ewing · Answer

A.
anguished and longing