It can be said that Phillis Wheatley has undoubtedly made significant contributions to literature on a large scale. Just as she begins to show her talent for versifying poems, she is confronted with the enslavement of her race. It is questionable to what extent someone is held in slavery and is actually enslaved. It was inconceivable that a black slave could achieve such a level of intelligence that she was asked to verify that she actually wrote her poems. Wheatley's work has been criticized for contrasting the assumption that African Americans were of inferior intellect. She has also been criticized for not directly referencing the abolition of slavery in her works and for taking a more radical approach to the institution. Wheatley, on the other hand, did not need to take a radical approach to emphasizing an anti-slavery message in her works. Through an analysis of the historical context of his poems, we begin to see consistencies and themes in his writing style, which helps readers identify with the author. We can also identify with his use of religious inferences, classical quotations, and his unique use of language as instruments that not only highlight his heritage, but provide a form of motivation in African American writers. This subtly sets the framework for an anti-slavery movement in its own way. Her works help to highlight how she is able to combine personal experiences and literary devices to establish her voice. Wheatley uses his poetry as an outlet to denounce human frailty and express his belief in racial and religious equivalence. Wheatley's literature played a vital role in promoting the abolitionist movement. The goal and purpose of this movement was essentially to end the economic positioning of African American slaves in America. Wheatley is magnificent not only in expressing his own ideals, but also in incorporating the ideas evident in other literary works into his own. She is able to effectively use her knowledge of the English language and her philosophical and religious beliefs in her poems. Some of the recurring themes in Wheatley's poetry include freedom, religion, morality, faith, celebration, war, and death. It is extremely essential to mention that Wheatley was the first African American woman to have her work published. His works were in their own right prototypes for all racial literature of his time. By analyzing Phillis Wheatley's intellectual capacity, we can begin to see that even after being sold into slavery, she was as limited as her imagination or faith would allow...