Look at the question below Which of the following does NOT identify a rhetorical device used in the speech?O Henry relies on simile, comparing the colonists' situation to a game of baseball.O Henry uses repetition throughout the speech to emphasize his points and show the VirginiaHouse of Burgesses how repeated actions for peace have gotten them nowhere.O Patrick Henry uses parallelism when repeating the phrase "we have" to emphasize what thecolonists have already done in an attempt to gain freedom.O Henry asks a number of rhetorical questions in order to get his audience thinking and to leadthem to what he considers are the correct answers. Class:Name:Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death SpeechBy Patrick Henry1775On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered this rousing speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses (includingfuture U.S. Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson) at St. John's Church. His speech convincedthe colony of Virginia to organize a militia to fight against British tyranny. As you read, take notes on therhetorical devices that Henry uses in order to deliver his message.MR. PRESIDENT: It is natural to man to indulge inthe illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyesagainst a painful truth and listen to the song ofthat siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Isthis the part of wise men, engaged in a great andarduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed tof the number of those, who having eyes, seenot, and having ears, hear not, the things whichso nearly concern their temporal salvation? Formy part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, Iam willing to know the whole truth; to know the[1]beworst, and to provide for it."Patrick Henry Rothermel" by Peter F. Rothermel is in the publicdomain.

'Give me liberty, or give me death!' refers to a speech given by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775, at…

Which of the following does NOT identify a rhetorical device used in the speech? O Henry relies on simile, comparing the colonists' situation to a game of baseball. O Henry uses repetition throughout the speech to emphasize his points and show the Virginia House of Burgesses how repeated actions for peace have gotten them nowhere. O Patrick Henry uses parallelism when repeating the phrase "we have" to emphasize what the colonists have already done in an attempt to gain freedom. O Henry asks a number of rhetorical questions in order to get his audience thinking and to lead them to what he considers are the correct answers.

Which of the following does NOT identify a rhetorical device used in the speech? O Henry relies on simile, comparing the colonists' situation to a game of baseball. O Henry uses repetition throughout the speech to emphasize his points and show the Virginia House of Burgesses how repeated actions for peace have gotten them nowhere. O Patrick Henry uses parallelism when repeating the phrase "we have" to emphasize what the colonists have already done in an attempt to gain freedom. O Henry asks a number of rhetorical questions in order to get his audience thinking and to lead them to what he considers are the correct answers.