Question

question 6 of 10 which is the best example of frederick douglass avoiding emotion while writing about an emotional experience? a. the thought of owning a pair of trousers was great indeed! b. i was probably between seven and eight years old when i left colonel lloyds plantation. c. i spent the most part of all these three days in the creek, washing off the plantation scurf, and preparing myself for my departure. d. i was seldom whipped by my old master, and suffered little from any thing else than hunger and cold.

Explanation:

Option A uses an exclamation - point and words like "great indeed" which show emotion. Option C has a more descriptive but still somewhat neutral tone. Option D mentions suffering but also has an emotional undertone. Option B simply states a fact about age and leaving a plantation without any emotional words or tone.

Answer:

B. I was probably between seven and eight years old when I left Colonel Lloyd's plantation.