Patrick Henry rhetorical analysis essay
Without his fiery attitude, bravado, and enchanting tongue, America as we know it, would still have been under a tyrannical British damnation. In 1775, at the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry, an American colonist attorney, gives a strong passion driven speech to 120 delegates to motivate the colonists into finding the key that would free them from the caustic chains that the British so heartlessly attached to their ankles.
In Patrick Henry's argument, he uses forced teams to try and persuade the delegates to see his ideals and subconsciously make them be on his side. He does this by constantly repeating “we have.” “We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne.” This creates a sense of comradery in the colonists in that they have experienced the same …show more content…
He also sends a message across that sirens seem pure and divine, but similar to the intent of the British, they are corrupt, tainted, and wanting to lead others to their demise. Henry shows his revulsion of the British and compares them to a malicious monster in hopes of igniting fire and righteous conscious within the colonist’s soul, that will burn ablaze and turn into passion that will fuel in the fight against the British army and revolutionizing the revolting way of British life into a smoldering heap of putrid ash.
Henry uses rhetorical questions such as “when shall we be stronger” and “will it be when we are totally disarmed” to evoke the emotion of fear into his audience and create an appeal to act now, instead of being docile and choosing to conform to British
Without his fiery attitude, bravado, and enchanting tongue, America as we know it, would still have been under a tyrannical British damnation. In 1775, at the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry, an American colonist attorney, gives a strong passion driven speech to 120 delegates to motivate the colonists into finding the key that would free them from the caustic chains that the British so heartlessly attached to their ankles.
In Patrick Henry's argument, he uses forced teams to try and persuade the delegates to see his ideals and subconsciously make them be on his side. He does this by constantly repeating “we have.” “We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne.” This creates a sense of comradery in the colonists in that they have experienced the same …show more content…
He also sends a message across that sirens seem pure and divine, but similar to the intent of the British, they are corrupt, tainted, and wanting to lead others to their demise. Henry shows his revulsion of the British and compares them to a malicious monster in hopes of igniting fire and righteous conscious within the colonist’s soul, that will burn ablaze and turn into passion that will fuel in the fight against the British army and revolutionizing the revolting way of British life into a smoldering heap of putrid ash.
Henry uses rhetorical questions such as “when shall we be stronger” and “will it be when we are totally disarmed” to evoke the emotion of fear into his audience and create an appeal to act now, instead of being docile and choosing to conform to British