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"we are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts."

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Q: What is an example of allusion in speech in the Virginia convention?
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Who was the Speech in the Virginia Convention addressed to?

The delegates of the Virginia Convention


Who did Patrick Henry deliver his speech to?

house of burgesses * the delegates of the Virginia convention


Who wrote the speech to the second virginia conference?

Patrick Henry is credited with writing the speech delivered to the Second Virginia Convention in 1775, which included the famous line "Give me liberty, or give me death!"


Why does Henry ask so many rhetorical questions in his speech?

In his "Speech to Virginia Convention " Patrick Henry argues that the colonies have already what


Patrick Henry speech in the Virginia convention complaints against the British?

Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention" was a proposal to raise Virginia's milita in order to one day execute a complete break from Britain and also to raise Virginia's defense.


Read the sentence from Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention. Why is this sentence an example of the use of metaphor?

Answer is : "The word "lamp" is equated with the word "experience."


Read the sentence from Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia Convention. Why is this sentence an example of the use of metaphor?

Answer is : "The word "lamp" is equated with the word "experience."


Does the Speech in the Virginia Convention use allusions to the Bible and Greek mythology?

yes


When did Patrick Henry deliver a speech to the Virginia Convention?

March 23, 1775


Speech in the Virginia Convention?

I don't think this is a question. I think you as asking for an explanation, which I do not have.


The likely audience Patrick Henrys speech is intended for is?

the delegates of the second virginia convention


How would a native American respond to Henry patricks speech in Virginia convention?

insulted