Compare And Contrast Britain And Patrick Henry

The imagery Patrick Henry utilizes in his speech emphasizes the perception he has of commencing war with Britain. In this quote, "Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?" (P. 264), he exemplifies the feelings flowing through the Colonies during that time. Henry uses imagery to describe the deceitful British government giving the complaints of the oppressed Colonists a sly smile before brushing them aside which greatly decrypts the image the representatives had of the British.

In 1775 the Virginia Convention was deciding to fight against the British and Patrick Henry was ready for this war. He presents his people the speech to fight the British and his argument is “there is no retreat but in submission and slavery” meaning that they have to fight or else they will lose everything to the British.

Have you heard the quote "give me liberty or give me death" was a famous quote from a Patriot name Patrick Henry during the Revolutionary War.  This quote means he want freedom if he does not have freedom, then he would rather die and not live under the British oppression.  The Revolutionary War was a very depressing story that people tell.  Many people think the combatants in the war were very similar, but the British troops and the colonist were very different.  The British troops were called the Red Coats or the loyalist because they were loyal to king George the III and the colonist were called the patriots.

Henry uses figurative language to help reinforce the purpose of the speech. For example, he uses metaphors like "I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience" (Henry 81). This shows Patrick comparing a lamp to the goals that he wants for the colonists. He believes that through experience that there is no way to achieve independence except taking up arms. In addition to figurative language Henry uses loaded words to get the audience's attention. For instance, at the end of his speech his closing words were "but as for me, give me liberty or give me death" (Henry 83). This shows that Patrick Henry will not stand for the oppressing British any longer, and he is willing to die for what he believes in. If he cannot live by his own rules and make his own decisions as a free man, then he does not want to live at all. This really grabbed the audience's attention and sparked a feeling patriotism among many. It made them want to fight for their liberty and rights as an American or die trying; either option was better than living under the tyrannical British rule. Henry’s use of persuasive techniques that appeal to the emotions of the colonist had a major impact on the decision to

On March 23,1775 Patrick Henry convinced colonists to fight against Britain by using four rhetorical devices which were allusion, imagery, one-word sentences and rhetorical questions.He did this by reading his famous speech called “the Virgina Convention speech”. These four devices helped Patrick Henry convinced many people that were still not willing to go to war.

In essence, Henry’s clever use of various rhetorical strategies persuades the colonies to achieve their freedom from Britain. He motivates them by pointing out how the British have maltreated the Colonists. Therefore,

Delegate and lawyer Patrick Henry rallies up the other delegates in his "Speech to the Virginia Convention". Henry fills the colonists' minds with imagery and powerful syntax to convince the members to fight in a war later named the American Revolution. His patriotic and zealous speech uses a variety of rhetorical devices to convey this sense of desperation that this is the last hope: to fight.

In the “Speech to the Virginia Convention” given by Patrick Henry to the President in 1775, asserts that the colonists should not be trying to negotiate with the British. His purpose was to convince the audience that they should not be trying to befriend the people of Great Britain rather that they should make Great Britain their foe. Henry uses his speech to appeal to both the President and the colonist through the use of figurative language, tone, and syntax. Patrick Henry’s use of diction, a persuasive and forceful tone, appeal to ethos and pathos, as well as various syntactical elements in his “Speech to the Virginia Convention” shows that the colonists should be fighting to break away from the British monarchy rather than negotiate terms to try and stay under their clutches.

Give them liberty of give them death! In 1773, Thomas Paine wrote “The American Crisis”, an essay designed to persuade the colonists to separate from Britain. In 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his “Speech in the Virginia Convention with the same idea. Paine and Henry wanted to persuade the colonists to stand up for their freedom and basic human rights against Britain. The writings of Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry both use metaphors, include rhetorical questions, and serve the same purpose.

1. “Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love?... These are the implements of war and subjugation”

Throughout Thomas Paine's "The Crisis: number one" he uses rhetorical devices, which properly justify his claim that Britain has wronged them and they should revolt.

Did you know that more people read Thomas Paine Crisis No. 1 document than the number of people who watch the Superbowl? Thomas Paines document No. 1 gained a lot of attention in the late 1700’s and is still read widely across the world. Thomas was a founding father, but he also was a political figure. He got most of his fame from writing documents about the issues in the U.S during that time. His series of documents was called “The American crisis” and it was broken up into 16 pamphlets and the most famous one was crisis No. 1. What it talks about is how we need to fight for our independence from Britain. Thomas Paine used pathos to make an impact on his audience because he talks about current situations

Henry makes it clear that he knows England has betrayed the colonist. He also knows that something needs to be done about this. Henry says, “to be betrayed with a kiss.” (paragraph 3) The meaning of this quote shows that England has tried to betray the colonist in a nonviolent way to try to keep the colonist on their side, but Henry won’t let that happen. England has attempted to betray the colonist without looking like the bad guy. This is why Henry used that allusion. Another thing that Henry says that proves Henry feels like England has betrayed them is when he said, “...are fleets and armies necessary?” (paragraph 3) In this quote it is shown that Henry feels like England didn’t need fleets and armies to get done what they wanted done and it just wasn’t something that they even needed. Saying something like this would make his listeners really think about if England really did need armies. Then they would see that it was not necessary for England to have fleets are armies. Both of these quotes prove that Henry uses England betraying the colonist as a way of his audience to get a good understanding of what he is saying.

The "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" speech, was delivered by Patrick Henry at the third Virginia convention, held in St. John's Church in Richmond on March 23, 1775. Patrick's goal was to get the colonists to take arms against the British, but of course, no revolution starts with just asking. He wanted to motivate everyone in the church by presenting his speech in a very urgent and motivational manner. As a result of this speech, a majority of the delegates joined him in his plight for fighting against Britain.

Today in history we have thousands of great speeches that are important to us that we should all learn. My speech that I am talking about today is called “ Give me Liberty, Give me death” by Patrick Henry. On march 23rd 1775 during a meeting Patrick Henry brief address closed with the incendiary line “give me liberty, give me death”. Patrick Henry made this speech to the second Virginia convention located in Richmond, VA. This speech was important because many men were crucial to the United States also it was important because of the war for independence. Him giving this speech is just one way to express his service to the country. Patrick Henry’s purpose of give me liberty, give me death speech is to fight for god purpose and fight for truth. He addresses in his famous speech that it means respect to show respect for country. Patrick Henry was born Hanover County, Virginia, profession being lawyer, and political. He was elected to virginia house of Burgesses in 1765 and was admitted to bar of the general court in virginia 1769. Then moving to in 1774 as an elected to the continental congress. He achieved his goal and became governor of Virginia in 1776-1778, and 1784. He sadly passed away on June 6, 1799 at age 62 but that was years later after giving the speech he became famous for. Give me liberty, give me death