'Twas Mercy Brought Me From My Pagan'
The tone Wheatley conveys is rebellious. In line one Wheatley states " Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land." The use of the word mercy is ironic because being brought from the pagan land slaves were treated with out mercy. She is being sarcastic which feeds in to the rebellious tone. She italicized the word "Pagan" to emphasize the role of religion played in justifying slavery in America. She also refers to God and savior as two separate entities. The God of the white man is not the same for the oppressed. Their God says slavery is necessary, when in reality it is not in anyway justifiable. In line 6 Wheatley says "Their colour is a diabloc die." she puts this line in quotations as if she is speaking from a different perspective. This