In 1791, Benjamin Banneker wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson, the Secretary of State at that time, regarding the injustice that the African population faced in America and the belief of black freedom. In the letter, Banneker uses repetition, allision, and irony to support his argument against slavery.
Allusion is is one of the types of rhetorical strategies Banneker used in his letter. Allusion is when the writer mentions other work, or refers to an earlier use of their own work. This was shown…
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