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On Being Brought from Africa to America Literary Elements

On Being Brought from Africa to America Literary Elements

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On Being Brought from Africa to America analysis - Phillis Wheatley Poem

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  • Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land
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  • Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain,May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train.
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  • land” “understand”“too” “knew”“eye” “die
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  • In the poem, Wheatley personifies ‘Mercy’ by saying it brought her to America. This is also a metaphor since mercy could not actually bring her to America, making the statement figurative or m​etaphorical.