Patrick Henery
Patrick Henry Questions
1. When Henry says “listen to that song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts”. He is using a mythical allusion. He metaphorically comparing how the British are saying things to the colonist which are promising false hopes. This creates an emotional argument. Also when Henry said “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.” Henry he is metaphorically calling experience a lamp. He says that experience will “light” the way for the future. There is a Biblical allusion here to the scripture which says the God’s word is a “lamp unto thy feet and a light unto thy path.” This is an appeal to emotion because it is involving God and religion. Henry also uses a lot of rhetorical questions that are followed up by a declarative sentence answering the question. He uses this rhetorical device to emphasize the military producers which the British are taking. This also creates an appeal to emotion because, it causes fear in the colonists. When Henry says, “They are meant for us; they can be meant for no other.” He uses a balanced sentence with parallel independent clauses which repeat the same point. This again, emphasizes the military producers.
2. C- Patrick Henry’s speech was given in 1775 at St. Johns Church in Richmond, Virginia. He gave his speech in front of the Virginia Convention. During this time period the American Revolution was under way. The Patriots were trying to split away from Britain while the Loyalists were trying to stay under Britain’s ruling.
I-Henry was trying to persuade colonists to join the fight against Britain.
A- The audience was the Virginia Convention which was all Loyalists. The Loyalists had just heard from 3 great speakers before Henry about not going to war with Britain. So when Henry was making his speech about fighting back against Britain not to many of the people were happy.
G-It’s a speech
P-Patrick Henry is the speaker. I think Henry wants to be
1. When Henry says “listen to that song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts”. He is using a mythical allusion. He metaphorically comparing how the British are saying things to the colonist which are promising false hopes. This creates an emotional argument. Also when Henry said “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.” Henry he is metaphorically calling experience a lamp. He says that experience will “light” the way for the future. There is a Biblical allusion here to the scripture which says the God’s word is a “lamp unto thy feet and a light unto thy path.” This is an appeal to emotion because it is involving God and religion. Henry also uses a lot of rhetorical questions that are followed up by a declarative sentence answering the question. He uses this rhetorical device to emphasize the military producers which the British are taking. This also creates an appeal to emotion because, it causes fear in the colonists. When Henry says, “They are meant for us; they can be meant for no other.” He uses a balanced sentence with parallel independent clauses which repeat the same point. This again, emphasizes the military producers.
2. C- Patrick Henry’s speech was given in 1775 at St. Johns Church in Richmond, Virginia. He gave his speech in front of the Virginia Convention. During this time period the American Revolution was under way. The Patriots were trying to split away from Britain while the Loyalists were trying to stay under Britain’s ruling.
I-Henry was trying to persuade colonists to join the fight against Britain.
A- The audience was the Virginia Convention which was all Loyalists. The Loyalists had just heard from 3 great speakers before Henry about not going to war with Britain. So when Henry was making his speech about fighting back against Britain not to many of the people were happy.
G-It’s a speech
P-Patrick Henry is the speaker. I think Henry wants to be