Read Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?" Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns
, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? Why is this quotation an example of logos, or an appeal based on reason? Truth is implying that all of her listeners have experienced similar pain and can relate to her struggle. Truth is suggesting that listeners should feel sympathy for her because she has suffered through extreme hardship. Truth is explaining that women deserve equal rights because they endure the same hardships as men. Truth is demonstrating that all women in the US have faced the same struggle that she has.
Truth is explaining that women deserve equal rights because they endure the same hardships as men.
Explanation:
In this part of the speech, Sojourner Truth explains her struggles and compares it to the men's struggles. She uses this comparison and similar to attract the attention of the public. Her similar is used to show that women have equal rights. They are equal in work, jobs, and food. She picturesquely evocative her position in the same position where a man can be. Even consider as the weak, the women are stronger than men think. They can bear hardship and be brave to handle the worst. Truth is trying to make the audience to reconsider the position of women and understand their position.
I would say that A) even the ice-hard heart of Hades melted - uses hyperbole, because he didn't really have an ice heart, and it didn't really melt, it is exaggeration.
