give me liberty

enslavement and chains

all three paragraphs of this speech contain the recurring image of

subtly undermine any detractors in the audience

henry most likely repeats the word "sir" throughout the passage in order to

preemptively address his audience's concerns and reassure them of success despite overwhelming odds

henry's assertion "we shall not fight alone" in line 9 is most likely meant to

dispel the audience's excuses for inaction

henry's use of rhetorical questions in lines 1-5 is most likely meant to

freedom

in the final paragraph of "give me liberty" (lines 15-20), henry claims that a person's life is only as valuable as its

religion

in the first paragraph, henry describes liberty in terms of

they are convinced that war is inevitable

in the passage, the speaker makes all of the following assumptions about his audience except

oxymoron

in the second paragraph, the speaker utilizes all of the following rhetorical techniques except

motivational

the diction of the piece is best described as

headily passionate

the tone of the passage as a whole is best described as

"besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone." (line 9)

which of the following statements is not parallel?