English, 21.06.2019 15:30 yoyo1542

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.

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Henry uses ethos, pathos and logos to call for everyone to fight. He uses rhetorical question like: :Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery," antithesis like: "Give me liberty, or give me death," repetition like: ". . . we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight," parrallelism like: "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet . . ." restatement like: "Trust it not . . . Let us not deceive ourselves, sir" and excalamtion like: "The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!" He uses rheotorical questions and appeals to get the politicians thinking.

Answer from: kvil9368

This speech has an active, direct and provocative tone, evoking people to take action.

There are several rhetorical devices present in this speech:

Rhetorical question - a question that does not need an answer since it can be easily assumed. Ex: "But when shall we be stronger? Shall it be the next week, or the next year? " Pathos - An appeal to the listener's emotions. Ex: "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!"Analogy - a comparison to clarify an idea. Ex: "I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience."

Other rhetorical devices found in the speech are:

Answer from: Quest

read this passage from the crisis. what rationale is paine using for going to war with great britain? my own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light. not all the treasures of the world, so far as i believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for i think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "bind me in all cases whatsoever" to his absolute will, am i to suffer it? what signifies it to me, whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them? if we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.

it is waged war against an army of countrymen

it would lead to independence from britain

it would be an offensive war

it would be a defensive war

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the character has felt many emotions that are mainly focusing on negative emotions.

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