From Frederick Douglas And he was no soft-tongued apologist;
He spoke straightforward, fearlessly uncowed;
The sunlight of his truth dispelled the mist,
And set in bold relief each dark-hued cloud;
To sin and crime he gave her their proper hue,
And hurled as evil what was evil’s due.

Through good in our report he cleared his way
Right onward, with his face set towards the height,
Not fear to his face the phone man’s dread array, —
The Lash of scorn, the sting of petty spite.
He dared the lightning in the Lightning’s track,
And answered thunder with his thunder back.

When Men maligned him, and their Tourette wrath furious
imprecations o’er him broke,
He kept his counsel as he kept his path;
‘T for his race, not for himself, he spoke.
He knew the import of his masters car,
And felt himself to mighty to be small.
Which way does the tone of the poem express the authors intent?
1. Words of strength and power establish a force field tone, revealing an out rage of how people figure was treated
2. Heriodic imagery is fabulous and admiring tone, showing an effort to inspire reverence for a public figure.
3. Ideas of conflict and struggle establish an admiring tone, showing an effort to inspire others into action.
4. The theme of perseverance establishes a hopeful tone, indicating a belief that Hardwork breeds success.