Speech to the Virginia Convention

Characterization of Henry

courageous, principiled, patriotic

Persuasion

Persuasive speech to have a revolution

Flattery

to address opponents to persuade them to join his side

What device does he use as part of persuasion

Exaggeration and Figurative language

Beginning tone

attitude towards his opponents is flattering

Closing Tone

attitude of contempt

Arduous

difficult to do, laborious, or strenuous

temporal

wardly, earthly, or secular

to solace

to comfort, console, or lessen grief or sorrow

insidious

treacherous, crafty, sly, or operating in a move dangerous manner than seems evident

comports

agrees or harmonizes with

remonstrances

protests, complaints, or objections

inviolate

not violated, kept sacred or intact

supinely

passively, on the back with the face upward

to extentuate

to lessen the seriousness of an offense by giving an excuse

invincible

unconquerable, undefeated

Why does Henry choose to speak out

it’s a matter of truth or slavery, and he feels if he didn’t speak out he would be going against God

Main Idea

If the colonists don’t act immediately to protect their freedom, they will lose them completely

Why do colonists have no choice, but to go to war

They’ve tried everything and its failed

What metaphors does he use to describe the coming war

a storm