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Johnson Period 1 21 February 2012 Wheatley On Being Brought from Africa to America Analysis On Being Brought from Africa to America, was written by the distinct female slave, Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley wrote this remarkable poem to explain and elaborate upon her endeavors, as she left her homeland and was brought to America, not by choice, to be enslaved and in the rapidly prosperous American Colonies. Having wrote a sonnet, is a peculiar and almost astonishing instance for an African slave, between such time period of 1750s to 1780s, being Wheatleys life time. As a result, Wheatleys rare and exceptional literature allows the audience to engage in the toils and ventures of a slave, from a slaves own prospective. The perspectives of Wheatley are varied and insightful, as her vague remarks leave the reader to infer and comprehend much of her deeper subject matter through keen and specific interpretations. Overall, Phillis Wheatley wrote On Being Brought from Africa to America to express a slaves views within the spectrum, upon the lowly classs hardships and experiences. Wheatley displays her dexterous writing capabilities, with an acute choice in words; where Wheatley exhibits a nimble sense of tone expressing her thoughts in a channel that avoids conflict with any that would conspire against her, yet expressing her true feeling upon her experiences. The most evident of such cases is within the title, where is word Brought is used, instead of coming or other more humble and moderate words. The word brought adds an emphasis that expresses the voyage and the experience as a rather unpleasant and frankly, unnecessary struggle. Wheatley tone is moderate at first glance, yet with careful analysis it is revealed that is remains a more radical and harsh undertone, expressing a hidden animosity and anger towards her owners.

Furthermore, Wheatley continues that form and structure of writing within her poem within the first line the keen word choice is apparent, as she specifically utilizes the word pagan. The use of pagan allows the reader to believe that the land was simply a place lacking the main world religion of Christianity, under superficial consideration. Nevertheless, pagan can also refer to suck people or beliefs that enable the reader to find that Wheatley was perfectly comfortable within her own land, a land relating and understanding of her. Thus, with such revelations the tone can be assessed as a more sorrowful hardship, on the contrary of a joyful and thankful attitude. Another example of such underlying meaning hinting towards a more meaningful tone is evident within the third lines, That theres God, that theres a Savior too; the example of word choice within this line lies within the word of Savior, which exploits a new perspective and allows the reader to understand that the religion referred to above is undeniable Christianity. When Wheatley clearly addresses the savior, there seems to be a change in her tone that parts from the more negative aspects of her endeavors and embracing a more positive spectrum. The use of Savior shows leads the reader convinced that Wheatley is indeed thankful and a believer of the Christian religion. Also within line six, Their color is a diabolic die, shows Wheatley in a completely in light where she bombards the white race and ridicules their doings. The word choice of diabolic, can be viewed as evil, but with careful evaluation diabolic also refers to the Devil, character very well present in the Christian religion. Meanwhile, the word die adds another factor where die, can refer to the homonym of dye, allowing the audience to fully grasp Wheatley growing and almost tangible hatred and rage towards her white masters. The phrase diabolic die, showcase Wheatleys honest and radical opinion of the whites, where she compares them to the devil, and refers them to death. Finally, in line seven Wheatley expresses a

show of strength, with the firm statement of Remember, Christians... she uses the strong verb of remember, is resolute manor to show that she not found of her Christian teachers. Her tone can easily be viewed and unwavering, and also as a bottom line; where she goes on in line eight to explain how the slaves will meet their masters in heaven. Overall, Wheatley wrote her remarkable endeavors within a majestic form of poetry, having wrote a sonnet. As a result, Wheatleys rare and exceptional literature allows the audience to engage in the toils and ventures of a slave, from a slaves own prospective. The perspectives of Wheatley are varied and insightful, as her vague remarks leave the reader to infer and comprehend much of her deeper subject matter through keen and specific interpretations playing a vital role in understanding her passionate tone. Phillis Wheatley wrote On Being Brought from Africa to America to express a slaves views within the spectrum, upon the lowly classs hardships and experiences; as she left her homeland and was brought to America, not by choice.