Which best describes the effect of the repetition of the word “I” throughout "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

Douglass repeatedly uses “I” to connect the speech’s argument to his own experience and position as a formerly enslaved man addressing his audience. The repetition emphasizes how personally significant the issue of American freedom is to him. It is not mainly a sign of vanity or simply a way to describe his personality.

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