Affecting the Reader by Using Precise Adjectives What image do the adjectives create of
Mrs. Auld?
But, alas! this kind heart had but a short time to remain
such. The fatal poison of irresponsible power was already
in her hands, and soon commenced its infernal work.
That cheerful eye, under the influence of slavery,
eventually became red with rage; that voice made all of
sweet accord, changed to one of harsh and horrid
discord; and that angelic face gave place to that of a
demon.
-Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,
Frederick Douglass
O a mean-spirited woman who always believed in
slavery
O a good woman made angry and mean by slavery
O a mean woman whom slavery made nicer
O a nice woman whose behavior toward Douglass
would not change because of slavery
Done