Sojourner Truth "Ain't I a Woman" Analysis

Analyze Sojourner Truth's powerful "Ain't I a Woman" speech! Explore speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, and tone.

Who is the SPEAKER of this piece? (Psst! Don't just tell me "Sojourner Truth." Tell me who she was.) You may use written or voice recording to share your answer. What is the OCCASION? (Why was Sojourner Truth giving that speech?) You may use written or voice recording to share your answer. Who is the intended AUDIENCE? (Who did Sojourner Truth want to receive the message in her speech?) You may use written or voice recording to share your answer. What is the PURPOSE of this text?(What was she trying to do? If you tell me she was trying to PERSUADE, tell me what she was trying to persuade her audience to do If you tell me that she was trying to INFORM her audience, what information did she want them to have? If you tell me she was ENTERTAINING her audience, how was she entertaining them?) You may use written or voice recording to share your answer. What is the SUBJECT? (State what this piece is about in a few words or phrases). You may use written or voice recording to share your answer. What is the TONE of the piece? (What is Sojourner Truth's attitude toward the subject of the piece and her audience)? You may use written or voice recording to share your answer.