Ishould have gone to the ice rink, but my mother needed at home. identify the verb or verbs in the sentece's verb phrases

In at least 150 words, describe the tone of patrick henry’s virginia convention speech, including the rhetorical devices he uses to achieve this. use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Which detail from the text best demonstrates the effect of totalitarianism on the animals? "progress was made in the dry frosty weather that followed." "it had been decided to build the walls three feet thick." "they were always cold, and usually hungry as well." "for a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done."

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. i ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? in this excerpt from his famous virginia convention speech, patrick henry employs which literary device? questiondeclarative statement