Read "On Liberty and Slavery” and "Duty.” How do these poems address the experience of oppression differently?

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Horton’s poem shows how oppression can be escaped, while Trethewey’s poem shows how hard it is to escape it.; Horton’s poem describes the physical marks of oppression, while Trethewey’s poem describes the emotional toll of it.

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Read "On Liberty and Slavery” and "Duty.” How do these poems address the experience of oppression differently?

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