WorksheetsExcerpt from Patrick Henry's Speech ~ RI.4, RI.6
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the meaning of the word formidable as it is used in paragraph 1 of the passage from the speech?
large and powerful
mean and rude
aggressive
not worthy of one’s time
What type of figurative language does Henry use in the following lines: “Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope…”
sarcasm
direct speech
simile
declarative statement
Henry asks his audience a series of questions. Which of the following reflects Henry’s desire for the colonial people to be:
weak and docile
angry and revolutionary
strong but passive
brave and stoic
Determine the type of imagery which is used in the following quote: “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?”
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
assonance
Henry’s closing line changes from a series of questions to emphatic exclamation marks: “Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” What TWO effects does this create?
he realizes the questioning in his speech has no effect on his audience
he stops questioning the people and emphatically demands that his answer is death over the slavery to the British people
his emotions are irrationally changing showing that he is really just crazy
the exclamations highlight how angry he is getting by the end of his speech
the audience must have begun to walk away and it made him angry
What rhetorical device does Henry use in the following quote: “There is not regret but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston!”
metaphor and hyperbole
hyperbole and personification
metaphor and simile
hyperbole only
What TWO primary tones are established by Patrick Henry’s speech?
anger
sadness
regret
joy
passion
Refer to your rhetorical analysis definitions on your sheet; Patrick Henry’s argument can best be described as_______.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Rhetorical Question
Which type of rhetorical device does Patrick Henry use in the following quote?
“Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?”
rhetorical questions
rhetorical answers
verbal irony
Amplification
