Patrick Henry History September 20‚ 2013 Prompts: 1) Henry’s speech was a call to action. What did he want his fellow Virginians to do? How did he justify his desire? In what ways did Henry address the concerns of those who did not agree with him? 2) Slavery was a common theme in Henry’s speech. What specific imagery did Henry use to illustrate his message? Why would those images have resonated so strongly with his audience? 3) Throughout his speech‚ Henry referenced a variety
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to compare the situation the Colonists faced to the situations an animal would face; an animal that did not run away from someone attempting to capture it represented how the British would take control of the Americans if they remained inactive. Patrick Henry degraded the Americans‚ as he represented them as animals when they did not make any efforts toward freedom.The people at the convention had the same
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AO1 points on ‘Ballad of the Three Spectres’ “As I went up by Ovilliers / In mud and water cold to the knee” : the poem begins with a realistic scene in the Somme‚ as a soldier tramps through the flooded British trenches. “three jeering‚ fleering spectres”: The ghosts are laughing‚ mocking the soldier. “Here’s a right brave soldier”: the first ghost speaks sarcastically and insultingly about the speaker’s bravery. “he’ll come back on a fine stretcher‚ / Laughing for a nice Blighty”: the ghost
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Some Readers think the ballad form limits their interest in The Ancient Mariner. What is your view of Coleridge’s use of this form? In the Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚ Coleridge employs the ballad form to contrast the traditional with the exotic through this he forms a poem full of supernatural elements that is easily accessible. The ballad form was a typical form of medieval poetry that was revived by the Romantics as it symbolised a form representative of an idealised past. It is also associated
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of a rainbow‚ but what they do not know is that this holiday started because of St. Patrick himself. St. Patrick was born in England about 1‚600 years ago. His parents moved from Rome because his father‚ an official in the Roman government was sent to help rule there. Patrick’s life was happy and peaceful until the day the Irish invaded England‚ defeating the Romans taking them and some English as prisoners. Patrick among one of the prisoners was forced to live his life as a shepherd. His life became
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“The Power Ballad and the Power of Sentimentality‚” Metzer discusses how the power ballad‚ sentimentality‚ and uplift are connected. A ballad‚ as stated in the article‚ is a type of song that narrates a story in short stanzas but also has musical characteristics within it. What separates a ballad from a power ballad is emotional intensity. Ballads conjure up emotions in people‚ but power ballads conjure up more profound emotions. Metzer’s article clarifies the differences between ballads and power
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On William Wordsworth’s Preface to Lyrical Ballads The late 18th century saw a fundamental change in the historically rigid structure of poetry‚ as witnessed by the collection of poems entitled Lyrical Ballads‚ penned by William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge. At first deemed an experiment‚ Lyrical Ballads garnered enough interest and favor to warrant Wordsworth’s “Preface to Lyrical Ballads” in 1802‚ as an introduction to the second edition of the collection. This revolutionary preface became
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During 1775‚ the American Colonies had a dispute between each other in the Virginia Convention on whether a war should be declared against Britain. For one of the meetings‚ Patrick Henry‚ an attorney and politician‚ gave a speech explaining his position on why the colonies should go to war. In his speech‚ Henry successfully applied the rhetorical strategies of metaphor and repetition to convey his argument that a war against Britain was the only right course of action to take. At the Virginia Convention
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Steven Sanchez Prof. M. Jarrell English 225 8 October 2011 Sir Gawain Sir Gawain is a nephew of King Arthur and the brother of Sir Gaheris and Sir Gareth. In
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