Speech in the Virginia Convention – Flashcards
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Patrick Henry says, surprisingly, that he must take a certain action against England in order to be a true patriot. What is this action?
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speak out against England
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What would be the answer to the questions Henry asks in this passage from "Speech in the Virginia Convention"? "And what have we to oppose them [the British government]? Shall we try argument?
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We have nothing to fight with them because argument doesn't work
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What action does Henry want his audience to take in his speech?
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to fight Britain
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In his speech, what emotion does Henry say is natural to people but should not be trusted in dealings with Britain?
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hope
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In his speech, which passage appeals to the reader's sense of reason (logos)?
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His actions are guided by "the lamp of experience"
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What "storm" does Henry say approaches the new nation?
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war with Great Britain
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When Patrick Henry ends his speech with " . . . give me liberty or give me death," he repeats words. What else does he repeat in this phrase?
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nothing else
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Which statement from "Speech in the Virginia Convention" appeals to the reader's emotions (pathos)?
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"The war in inevitable - and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!"
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In the first paragraph of the speech, Henry is appealing to what he believes is a hostile audience.
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True
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What rhetorical appeal does Henry use when saying " . . . we must fight! I repeat it sir, we must fight!"
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repetition
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What rhetorical appeal does Henry use "Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation?"
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rhetorical question
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What rhetorical appeal does Henry use "We have petitioned; . . . we have supplicated . . . we have implored . . . "
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parallelism
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restatement
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state the same idea in a variety of ways
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repetition
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restate an idea using the same words
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parallelism
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repetition of similar grammatical structure
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allusion
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reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, etc.
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arduous
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involving or requiring strenuous effort
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posterity
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all future generations of people
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unanimity
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agreement by all people involved
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subjugation
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the actions of bringing someone or something under domination
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insidious
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proceeding in a gradual subtle way but with harmful effects
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manifest
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clear or obvious to the eye or mind
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infallibility
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quality of being infallible
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vigilant
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keeping careful watch of for possible danger
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salutary
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producing good effects
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despotism
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exercise of absolute power
