The Women's Rights Movements have been shaped by many people and speeches, more specifically Emmeline Pankhurst's, "Freedom or Death" speech. Pankhurst's speech influenced the women of her time and still continues to inspire women today. Similarly Patrick Henry's speech, "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!" impacted the people of his time and is still relevant to the people of today. One of the main reasons that Henry's speech influences his audiences is his reliance upon the literary devices that helps him empathize and convey his point. Specifically, the literary devices used within Henry's speech are diction, pathos, and parallelism.
The diction that Henry uses in his speech impacts how the audience interprets his message. The entirety of the speech has an overall formality to it because of Henry's usage of the words sir and gentlemen. This tone may have impacted the audience's judgement of Henry's speech in the fact that people will listen more intently when shown with more respect. Henry uses the word "slavery" emphasize the unfairness of British colonization (Lines 3, 9). By using such a strong word, such as slavery, Henry shows the severity of British rule within America. Henry's word choice conveyed respect and highlighted the injustice of the British in America. …show more content…
An example of parallelism is found in line four where Henry states, "The war is inevitable- let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!" (Line 4). By using repetition in his speech, he can express the inevitability of war. The previous quote asserts Henry's opinions on what will happen in their future. By stating, "give me liberty, or give me death!" Henry shows his audience that he, himself will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal (Line 10). The usage of parallelism in Henry's speech expresses how emotional Henry is about his
The diction that Henry uses in his speech impacts how the audience interprets his message. The entirety of the speech has an overall formality to it because of Henry's usage of the words sir and gentlemen. This tone may have impacted the audience's judgement of Henry's speech in the fact that people will listen more intently when shown with more respect. Henry uses the word "slavery" emphasize the unfairness of British colonization (Lines 3, 9). By using such a strong word, such as slavery, Henry shows the severity of British rule within America. Henry's word choice conveyed respect and highlighted the injustice of the British in America. …show more content…
An example of parallelism is found in line four where Henry states, "The war is inevitable- let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!" (Line 4). By using repetition in his speech, he can express the inevitability of war. The previous quote asserts Henry's opinions on what will happen in their future. By stating, "give me liberty, or give me death!" Henry shows his audience that he, himself will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal (Line 10). The usage of parallelism in Henry's speech expresses how emotional Henry is about his