Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

The story is written by Frederick Douglass, and he tells about his life as a slave and how he was treated horridly by his owner. His original "master" sent him to another plantation to work and be "broken in." While Frederick was there, he was beaten weekly and had a near death experience in which he walked a great distance to plead his previous owner to take him back. His previous owner wouldn't allow this, so he sent him back to the plantation where Frederick was being beaten. Frederick met up with another slave and his free wife, and they let him stay there before he returned to the plantation. The slave and his wife told Frederick to go to this special place and take one of the roots from it. Frederick was to put the root in his pocket and keep it with him always as to protect himself from further harm. Frederick returned to the plantation a little more hopeful at his future and wouldn't allow his master to beat him anymore. The two get in a rumble, and Frederick stands up against his master and scares him. His master didn't whip him ever again after that.
Styles of Writing:
formal (conversational)
concise
matter of fact
personal and emotional
word choice
sentence length
tone
figurative language
use of dialogue

Figurative Language:
"I expected every moment that my brains would be dashed out against the trees" (pg. 563).

Word Choice:
"Upon this he rushed at me with the fierceness of a tiger, tore off my clothes, and lashed me till he had worn out his switches, cutting me so savagely as to leave marks visible for a long time after" (pg. 564).

Tone:
"...scarce a week passed without his whipping me" (pg. 564).
"He appeared to us as being ever at hand" (pg. 565).

Personal and Emotional:
"My awkwardness was almost always his excuse for whipping me" (pg. 564).
"I was broken in body, soul, and spirit" (pg. 565).

Use of Dialogue:
"Take hold of him, take hold of him!" (pg. 569).