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    Declaration of Independence

    BY: STARR AND CHRISTINA

    Letter to Reverend Samson Occom


    Phillis Wheatley's letter which he wrote to the Rev. Samson Occom was one that had a very strong anti-slavery statement. He was talking about the natural rights of Negroes and how the ones who had invaded them were insensible.

    What is a primary source?


    a primary source is material written or made by people who took part in or witnessed the events portrayed.

    Secondary source
    secondary source is is one that was created later by someone who did not experi ence first-hand or participate in the events or conditions youre researching.

    What is Diction?
    Diction is a writer's choice of words and wording. Diction includes vocabulary and syntax

    About Phillis
    Several days after Phillis' death in 1784.Three of her poems were published. Two of these are elegiac, and the third celebrates the end of the Revolutionary War. Phillis Wheatley's contribution to literature is important. First, in an era of segregation of her race, she proved to have an intellect matching or superior to many of those considered her superiors. Second, she wrote in a style controlled by "rigid boundaries," the heroic couplets and the "ornate diction of neoclassicism" customary at the time .Britannica calls her poetry "exceptionally mature." Phillis' ability to practice her art in the social environment in which she lived [both due to her slavery and the upheaval and war in the Colonies] makes her poetry worth studying.

    importance of Phillis Wheatley

    She was the first African-American woman whose writings helped create the genre of African American literature.....Phillis Wheatley was born in Senegal in about 1753. She was captured by slave traders and brought to America in 1761. Purchased by John Wheatley, a tailor from Boston , Phillis was taught to read by one of Wheatley's daughters. Phillis studied English, Latin and Greek and in 1767 began writing poetry. Her first poem, on the death of George Whitefield, was published in 1770. When Phillis was eighteen she travelled to London and while there the Countess of Huntingdon, helped her publish a collection of her work, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773). After the death of John Wheatley and his wife, Phillis married John Peters, a free black man, who ran a small grocery store in Boston. The business was unsuccessful and Phillis was forced to find work as a servant. Phillis Wheatley died in poverty in Boston on 5th December, 1784.

    contribution
    a gift or payment to a common fund or collection.

    how do we use literature?


    Though all forms of literature are written, some of them are meant for performance as are plays and video scripts, and some are mixed with visual forms to become comic books, cards, or posters.

    Questions?
    what is a primary source? What is contribution? What is diction? why was phillis Wheatley important? Why is literature important? what is secondary source?

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