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Persuasive Devices
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Henry poses "this" as an alternative to liberty.
What is death?
100
Repitition, Parallelism, and Rhetorical Question are examples of?
What are Persuasive devices?
100
Encouraging the delegates to take up arms against Britain was Henry's...
What is purpose?
100
Uncertainty; indecision
What is irresolution?
100
Antonym of adversary
What is friend/partner/ally?
200
Patrick Henry's speech is based primarily on what appeal?
What is emotion/pathos?
200
"What terms shall we find which have not been already exhausted?" It is this type of persuasive device.
What is Rhetorical Question?
200
Henry's speech has this tone.
What is urgent, pleading, and inflammatory?
200
Harsh, oppressive
What is tyrannical?
200
The British King who taxed the colonies unfairly.
Who is King George III?
300
According to Henry, this is the consequence of submitting to England is this
What is slavery?
300
"Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded;and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne." This is an example of.
What is Parallelism?
300
"Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason toward my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings" (148). This quote is an example of this kind of appeal.
What is ethos?
300
Reject scornfully
What is spurn?
300
Henry delivered his speech on this date.
What is March 23, 1775?
400
The English armies massed around New England are meant for whom according to Henry?
Who are the colonists?
400
"...We must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight!..." Patrick Henry speaks about fighting and war throughout his argument. This would be an example of
What is Repetition?
400
At the beginning of his speech Henry calls the previous speakers patriots and gentlemen. He is utilizing this.
What is flattery?
400
Treacherous, dangerous, unreliable
What is insidious?
400
The President Henry is speaking to is
Who is Peyton Randolph?
500
Henry wanted the delegates to do this.
What is vote for a militia/prepare for a war?
500
The chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! is an example of this.
What is loaded language?
500
The light Henry discusses is associated with this concept.
What is truth?
500
Control by conquering
What is subjugation?
500
"Having eyes, see not, having ears, hear not" is an example of
What is biblical allusion?