Analysis of the Ballad Sir Patrick Spens Essay

In the Patrick Henry’s speech at the Virginia Convention Patrick Henry tries to persuade the colonist to fight a war against the English, he does this through several main rhetorical strategies, imagery, emotional appeal, and allusion. Patrick Henry uses imagery to get the listeners attention, as he relates the to the dumb sailors who would get killed by the sirons cause they would be caught in their beauty and singing. Patrick Henry uses emotional appeal to get the listeners on his side, by bringing up slavery because if they do not fight back they can become slaves. Patrick henry uses allusion so he can get the listeners to fight back, he butters them up and gives them a couple reasons on why they should not fight back but then hit them with the news saying that they have to fight back. Patrick Henrys speech was good because he used Imagery, Emotional appeal, and allusion and that really grabbed the listeners attention and made them go to war.

Richard Blanco is a Cuban- American poet who was given the oppurunity to write an inaugaration poem for Barack Obama's second swearing-in. He wrote a poem titled "One Today" that praised the good and unique things about the United States and also the everyday people who's daily routines help to make America the proud country that it is.

Frost further points out that the stretch of woods being viewed is very rural. This is made possible by the reference to the location between the woods and frozen lake. In closing the final sentence of the second stanza Frost reiterates the fact that this occurs on “the darkest evening of the year” stating the darkness of the mood.

Patrick Henry adresses the delegates at the Convention of Virginia (1776) in his speech titled, “Give me Liberty or Give me Death!” Henry develops his claim by speaking candidly with a dramatic tone. He strengthens his credibility through his use and application of a ceremonious diction, and his syntax perfectly fits the occasion. In the speech he hopes to induce delegates into seceding from Great Britain to take arms against the English.

Patrick Henry Patrick Henry was a great patriot. He never used his fists or guns to fight

Ronald Reagan stated, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” Here, Reagan is essentially saying that freedom is not handed out freely and we must cherish it. In the past, and even now, freedom was battled for and we must realize that, otherwise it could go away. One man that helped the United States gain freedom, was Patrick Henry. Without people like Patrick Henry, the United States would not ever acquire the freedoms that Ronald Reagan

During a meeting in 1775 Virginia, Patrick Henry delivered a speech that moved his audience enormously. He stood in front of many delegates and expressed his stance on America holding onto the hope, to reconcile with their parent country, Great Britain. Henry believed that Great Britain did not treat America with respect and had intentions of their own to prepare for a war against the colonies. Therefore, the colonies must get ready for battle before Britain and fight for their freedom while they still could. He conveyed these ideas firmly and passionately while staying neutral,as well as triggering emotions within his audience.

“I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death” (Henry). These famous words were delivered by the young Virginia representative, Patrick Henry, on March 23rd of 1775. He was a driving force in the upbringing of America and his use of pathos greatly influenced the nation’s future. Similar to most American politicians of the time, he was highly antagonistic towards British control in the colonies, and thus feared that if U.S. forces were not armed against them, the future of the nation would be in peril. In Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention”, he utilizes pathos as a tool to aide him in persuading the Virginia Assembly to prepare America’s troops for battle against the British by evoking trepidation and concern from within his audience.

Patrick Henry, in his speech to those gathered at the Virginia Convention and president Peyton Randolph, explains how the United States needs to fight in the Revolutionary War. Henry supports his statement by describing how important it is to answer the call for war. The author’s purpose is to emphasize how the war is inevitable in order to convince the president that they should definitely fight in it. Henry speaks in an inspirational and patriotic tone to those listening in on his speech. He establishes many rhetorical strategies to influence the president's decision including rhetorical questions, anaphora, and repetition. Henry emphasizes how the war cannot be avoided and tries to inspire the audience to fight in the war by addressing the

On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry, a Patriotic delegate, in his anti-Britain speech entitled “Patrick Henry’s Speech in the Virginia Convention”, he argues for the independence of America from Britain. He supports this claim by first saying that just taking and petitioning to Britain will not get us anywhere, then questioning the motives of Britain for stationing forced in America, and finally calling for America to wage war with Britain and attain independence. Through Henry’s use of realistic tone, rhetorical appeals and rhetorical tools he effectively persuades the other delegates to stop wishing for peace that will never come and declare American independence for Britain. Patrick Henry’s empowering and unifying tone strengthens the nation’s

Katherine Philips’ “On the 3. of September, 1651” is a thirty-four line poem with an AABB rhyme scheme. Comparing a royal’s reign to a sunset, the poem depicts the destructive, blazing fall of a monarchy.

Before the American Revolution, unified resistance against governmental tyranny was an unknown to prosperous colonies. In 1775, Patrick Henry’s legendary speech to the Virginia Convention delegates inspires many to take arms against British despotism. Through the rhetorical strategies of allusion and diction, Henry urges the necessity for war against an unwanted government and advocates for the natural born rights of every colonist.

Is there a limit to how many peaceful protests can be used as hostilities rise between two nations? Patrick Henry felt that there was a limit and it had been made clear in his speech at the Virginia Convention given in 1775 that the time for negotiation was over. Patrick was a lawyer and at the time of his speech, a representative of his region in the Virginia House of Burgesses. His speech was made to persuade people to fight back against Britain’s tyranny and start demanding instead of pleading that they stop taxing common goods for their own profit and nothing more. Patrick Henry’s usage of pathos was effective in his speech for reminding the audience of the warlike response Britain has given to peace and that other colonists are already fighting British soldiers as he speaks.

The year 1776 lives in the minds of many Americans for it was the year the American colonies declared full independence. However, colonists had been engaged in fighting the war against Britain a year before the claim of independence was officially declared. Why, then, were American Colonists fighting and dying months before any sort of formal agreement had been made to detest British rule? Reasoning varies, but a major contributor was that speeches were being delivered to stir up the hearts of future United States citizens into fighting the British. The most well known, and possibly most motivating, speech delivered during this period was by Patrick Henry. His words moved men to action and awoken a willingness to sacrifice life for the

Reflections Within is a non-traditional stanzaic poem made up of five stanzas containing thirty-four lines that do not form a specific metrical pattern. Rather it is supported by its thematic structure. Each of the five stanzas vary in the amount of lines that each contain. The first stanza is a sestet containing six lines. The same can be observed of the second stanza. The third stanza contains eight lines or an octave. Stanzas four and five are oddly in that their number of lines which are five and nine.