Author, Benjamin Banneker in his letter to secretary of state Thomas Jefferson, uses factual information from the Declaration of Independence for in which he tells Jefferson that slavery is wrong. Banneker's purpose is to argue against slavery. He adopts a instructive tone in order to get his point across about what is going on during this time in America which is primarily slavery towards Jefferson. Banneker achieves his purpose through the use of Diction, " fortitude", "tyranny", and "cruel".
Benjamin Banneker begins with words that are pretentious and that impact the audience. In the first paragraph, Banneker introduces explosive diction that makes the intended audience have a feeling that he is formal when he begins
Benjamin Banneker begins with words that are pretentious and that impact the audience. In the first paragraph, Banneker introduces explosive diction that makes the intended audience have a feeling that he is formal when he begins