Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave Written by Himself
by Frederick Douglass (excerpt)

My first master's name was Anthony. I do not remember his first name. He was generally called Captain Anthony—a title which, I presume, he acquired by sailing a craft on the Chesapeake Bay. He was not considered a rich slaveholder. He owned two or three farms, and about thirty slaves. His farms and slaves were under the care of an overseer. The overseer's name was Plummer. Mr. Plummer was a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer, and a savage monster. He always went armedwithacow

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave Written by Himself
by Frederick Douglass (excerpt)

My first master's name was Anthony. I do not remember his first name. He was generally called Captain Anthony—a title which, I presume, he acquired by sailing a craft on the Chesapeake Bay. He was not considered a rich slaveholder. He owned two or three farms, and about thirty slaves. His farms and slaves were under the care of an overseer. The overseer's name was Plummer. Mr. Plummer was a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer, and a savage monster. He always went armedwithacow

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What style has this passage been written in?
verbose and lengthy
informal and impassioned
bitter and controlled
impersonal and stiff