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Question 5 • Language Arts 11

Read the excerpt from "On Liberty and Slavery.” How long have I in bondage lain, And languished to be free! Alas! and must I still complain— Deprived of liberty. Oh, Heaven! and is there no relief This side the silent grave— To soothe the pain—to quell the grief And anguish of a slave? Which universal theme is best shown in the excerpt?

Answer
A
the experience of oppression
B
the struggle for justice
C
the struggle for equality
D
the importance of hope
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