1. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Slave Narrative

2. Illustration, Synonym or Rephrase
Vocabulary
Word
P.O.S & Def.
Illustration, Synonym or Rephrase
1. loathsome
Adj. – hateful; detestable
2. pestilential
Adj.- likely to cause disease
3. copious
Adj. - plentiful; abundant; many
4. improvident
Adj. – shortsighted; not able to see the future
5. avarice
Noun – greed for riches
6. pacify
Verb – to calm or soothe

3. Literary terms Slave Narrative
Autobiographical account of life as a slave
Story about slavery told from slave’s point of view
Uniquely American literary genre

4. Literary Terms Author’s purpose
The reason an author uses the language or literary tool that he/she uses
to inform, persuade, or entertain

5. Literary Terms
Mood
The emotions you feel while you are reading

6. Literary Terms 3 Elements of Persuasion Logos
Appeals to the reader’s reason, logic
Pathos
Author appeals to the reader’s emotions, feelings
Ethos
Author appeals to the reader’s morals, sense of right and wrong

7. Elements of Persuasion
LOGOS: Author appeals to our logic, reason, or common sense
Rhetorical
Triangle
PATHOS: Author appeals to our sense of emotions (often use charged words that trigger specific feelings)
ETHOS: Author appeals to our sense of fairness, justice, morals, right and wrong

8. Logos The author appeals to reader’s logic, reason, or common sense.
What makes sense to the reader?
What can be reasoned by the reader?

9. Pathos horror groans dread shrieks
The author appeals to the reader’s emotions
Uses words to create feelings of anger or sympathy
horror
stench
groans
dread
shrieks

10. Ethos
The author appeals to the reader’s, fairness, justice, sense of right and wrong
The reader understands ideas or events as not being fair or acceptable

11. Olaudah Equiano Bio
Son of tribal elder in Benin, West Africa
Age 11, he and sister kidnapped
Sold to British slave traders, worked at sea
Curious young man: learned about navigation; managed master’s finances
After ten years, made money and bought freedom

12. Olaudah Equiano bio Moved to England Involved in abolition of slavery
1787 took freed slaves to Freetown, Sierra Leone to establish settlement
1789 autobiography published
Sold in US and England
Made society face cruelty of slavery
Slavery abolished 20 years after publication