Phillis Wheatley and Her Writing Techniques Phillis Wheatley’s poems do not focus on her condition as a slave, but rather on the white Christians view of slaves. She uses writing techniques such as biblical allusions, classical references, and neoclassical conventions. The style of Phillis Wheatley’s poems is like that of writer Alexander Pope. The ideas expressed in her poems, however, are ideas of her own unique thoughts (African Anecdotes 335). The white Christian view …showed first 75 words of 419 total…

…showed last 75 words of 419 total…Being Brought From Africa to America”, Wheatley states: “Some view our race with scornful eye” (Wheatley 825). This statement reveals that she is aware of how white Christians view slaves (Scruggs 353). Wheatley also states that white Christians view the Negro’s color as a “diabolic dye” (Wheatley 825). Her use of the word “diabolic” means “having qualities of the devil” (Randomhouse). It is obvious, that in the last couple of lines in the poem, that Wheatley accepts