Whittier used "We" and "Thou" as forms of repetition in his song of slaves in the desert.
We: He used we as to show that basically slaves WERE NOT alone in this at all. In a way at that time, every single slave was connected with each other no matter what.
Thou: From what i have seen, Whittier is using "Thou" to refer to God. For example: "We are fools, but Thou art wise"
For the devices, he's using Anaphora for "Thou" and maybe Conduplicatio for "We".
Answer:
C
Explanation:
To persuade readers that vague language is often used to soften harsh reality
The word <em>mistreated </em>comes from the "treat" family.
First there is the verb to treat, then the noun treat, then the adjective treated, then the noun treatment, then you have the verb to mistreat, and then in the end you have the noun mistreatment and the adjective mistreated.
