Read lines 44-47 from Passage 2. The watery kingdom, whose ambitious head
Spits in the face of heaven, is no bar
To stop the foreign spirits, but they come,
As o'er a brook, to see fair Portia.
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How does the personification in the lines above affect the idea expressed?
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o It provides imagery that describes the extent of Portia's beauty
It emphasizes how much Portia is desired by men all over the world.
It compares the task of choosing a casket to the simple task of crossing a small stream
It explains that only men who have overcome great challenges are worthy of marrying Portia.
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Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival.what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader