Ihave no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. by far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves ignorant. why does douglass compare slaves to horses in this excerpt from narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave?

To show how dehumanizing slavery was.

Explanation:

Douglass compares slaves to horses in this passage. He tells us that slaves were kept ignorant about the most important elements and events of their lives, including their age. This was a method of control that the slave owners used. The description is intended to show how dehumanizing slavery was, and how slaves were considered to be no better than animals.

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -

pretty sure it is d hope this