Question

How does Longfellow incorporate elements of the story of Sampson in "The Warning"? A.He shares Sampson's story of revenge on the Philistines as an example of the potential consequences of slavery in America. B. He compares Sampson's choice to sacrifice his life to free his people to the choice that Americans made to risk their lives in the fight for independence. C. He highlights Sampson's defeat of the Philistines to demonstrate that a single person can have tremendous influence over many. D. He contrasts Sampson's imprisonment in ancient times to the more just treatment of people held as slaves in America.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The answer is: A. He shares Sampson's story of revenge on the Philistines as an example of the potential consequences of slavery in America.

In the first part of the poem "The Warning" Longfellow tells the story of revenge from Samson to the Philistines and shows how he fall to make them all fall with him, in the last stanza he says that there is a Samson who will “shake the pillars of this Commonweal, Till the vast Temple of our liberties.” Showing the effect of the slavery in America.