Patrick Henry's Argument

The first paragraph contains all of the following effects EXCEPT

• emphasizing how important Henry considers the issue he is addressing
• justifying Henry's vehement expression of an opposing opinion
• showing Henry's deference to those whose opinions he is about to attack
• establishing that Henry is more educated and more religious than his opponents

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The second and third paragraphs contain examples of all of the following EXCEPT

• simile
• Biblical allusion
• metaphor
• mythological allusion

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The many rhetorical questions in the fourth and fifth paragraphs are especially effective because

• they clearly raise questions no one in Henry's audience would have considered
• the previous speakers most likely did not employ rhetorical questions
• he is showing he wants input from his listeners
• they show Henry's awareness that he does not have all the answers

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In paragraph 6, a notable rhetorical shift between two sets of parallel clauses is a shift from the

• general to the specific
• factual to the emotional
• specific to the general
• active to the passive

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In paragraph 7, Henry's primary appeal is an appeal to 

• logic
• loyalty
• history
• pride

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

As it is used in paragraph 7, "election" is best understood to mean

• vote
• democracy
• choice
• leadership

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The first half of the final sentence ""I know not ...may take")
I. is less emotional than the preceding sentences in the paragraph
II. hints at Henry's doubt that his speech has been effective
III. adds power to the final exclamation of the speech

• I only
• II only
• I and II only
  I and II only
• I and III only

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is NOT a prominent feature of this speech? 

• colloquial diction
• parallelism
• allusion
• emotional diction

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3