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  1. What is the nature of the chief appeal that Patrick Henry makes at the beginning of his speech? Why would he begin this way?

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    Exploring the Text: - What is the nature of the chief appeal that Patrick Henry makes at the beginning of his speech? Why would he begin this way?
  2. How would you describe Henry’s tone throughout the speech?

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    Exploring the Text: - How would you describe Henry’s tone throughout the speech?
  3. Henry discusses hope in three different places. Identify each example. How does he characterize hope? Why? What is the effect of this characterization?

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    Exploring the Text: - Henry discusses hope in three different places. Identify each example. How does he characterize hope? Why? What is the effect of this characterization?
  4. Select two allusions that Henry makes. What is their rhetorical effect?

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    Exploring the Text: - Select two allusions that Henry makes. What is their rhetorical effect?
  5. A prominent feature of Henry’s speech is his use of the rhetorical question. Select three examples. How do they contribute to his argument?

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    Exploring the Text: - A prominent feature of Henry’s speech is his use of the rhetorical question. Select three examples. How do they contribute to his argument?
  6. Why does Henry focus on the urgency of “now”?

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    Exploring the Text: - Why does Henry focus on the urgency of “now”?
  7. Select three examples of figurative language. How do they contribute to Henry’s purpose?

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    Exploring the Text: - Select three examples of figurative language. How do they contribute to Henry’s purpose?
  8. Select three examples of Henry’s appeals to pathos. How do they serve the rhetorical triangle introduced in Chapter 1?

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    Exploring the Text: - Select three examples of Henry’s appeals to pathos. How do they serve the rhetorical triangle introduced in Chapter 1?