Question

Pretty simple but i need some help. good amount of points

Part A

In the speech, what is Henry’s view of the intentions of the British?


The British government presents itself as something other than what it really is.

The British government does not have a clear plan of action or set of goals.

The British government provides inconsistent and ineffectual support.

The British government seeks to destroy that which it cannot control.
Question 2
Part B

How does Henry support his view as described in Part A?


He mocks the government to appeal to the colonists’ sense of humor.

He asks questions that cannot be logically answered.

He reveals a government secret to develop the colonists’ sense of trust.

He uses metaphors that make unfavorable comparisons.

Answer 1

The British government presents itself as something other than what it really is.

and

He uses metaphors that make unfavorable comparisons.

Step-by-step explanation:

The speech Henry made was for the purpose of warning and explaining the danger of the British government and the unavoidable truth of the war. Although others are trying to keep the peace, Henry is certain British government is not to be trusted and that, if they don't take the action, they will suffer even further by the throne's tyranny. He is trying to wake the fear of the British and their acts, of what they will do next, trying to explain how they are not to be trusted.

To achieve this, he is using metaphors and allusions.

Some of the metaphors he uses to present this point are

• the metaphor of light and lamp "I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience" - he wants to say he is using the experience from the past with the British

• the metaphor of the storm - he says they have done all to prevent and avoid the storm, but that it is coming nonetheless; with this, he tries to point out that, in the end, war is unavoidable and that they should go into it voluntarily and prepared

• the metaphor of the kiss ("Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.") - with his he references the Juda's kiss and betrayal, trying to underline how the British are going to betray them

• the metaphor of chains - ("to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging.") He wants to say that they have been imprisoned by the British for too long and that they have been preparing to hold them in even stronger captivity.