<span>A statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary.</span>
#1) How are they similar to "the slaves of political parties"?
Answer: Slaves wanted to be trusted by their overseers because this often would grant them privileges that other slaves did not have.
#2) Why does Douglass make this comparison?
Answer: Slaves would seek with great care to please their overseers to gain their trust, just as office-seekers in the political parties seek to please and deceive the people.
I hope it helps, Regards.
Do you have more of an idea other than just ancient castles?
The answer is the figurative language describes the violence of the scene. The poem used figurative language in order to give emphasis on important details that makes it sound like poetic. Figurative language are used in order to symbolize or give meaning to an idea in a not so obvious way.
