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The narrative piece written by Frederick Douglass is very descriptive and, through the use of rhetorical language, effective in describing his view of a slave's life once freed. The opening line creates a clear introduction for what is to come, as he state, " the wretchedness of slavery and the blessedness of freedom were perpetually before me." Parallel structure is present here, to emphasize the sanctity he has, at this point in his life, associated with freedom and the life-long misery he has associated with slavery. This justifies what he chooses to do next, as he leaves his chains and successfully reaches New York, a free state. The metaphor used within this description is also effective, as chains give the reader a sense of prison, captivity, and a lack of freedom; this is exactly how Douglass felt as a slave. One simile used when describing how he feels when at last free, "as one may imagine the unarmed mariner to feel when he is rescued by a friendly man-of-war from the......

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