On Being Brought from Africa to America analysis - Phillis Wheatley Poem
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IAMBIC PENTAMETER
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PERSONIFICATION
"Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land"
"Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain,May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train."
"land” & “understand”“too” & “knew”“eye” & “die"
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 metaphorical.