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'The story of my life, which I am about to record Is one full of striking incident Keener pange, deeper joys more singular vicissitudes, few have been led in God's providence to experience. As I look back on it through the vista of more than sixty years and scene on scene it rise before me an ever fresh wonder fils my mind. I delight to recall it, I dwell on it as did the Jews on the marvellous history of thir rescue from the bondage of Egypt'

Black Slave Narratives J.F. Bayliss (ed)

The literary term used for this kind of writing is

biography

autograph

orthography

autobiography

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The literary term used for this kind of writing is "autobiography". An autobiography is a form of literature where the author writes about their own life, usually focusing on their personal experiences, feelings, and thoughts. In this passage, the author is introducing their own story and expressing their excitement and joy in recalling it. The language used, such as "the story of my life" and "I am about to record", suggests that this is an autobiographical work.

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