Question

Read the following excerpt from Patrick Henry's March 23, 1775, speech:

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

B: In this passage, he uses fight only once. The answer is not B.

A: The second part of the choice we don't know to be true of the British. They may very well have the same values; they may not want to share them.

C: We must fight does not sound like they are trying to sue for peace. It cannot be C

D: The answer is D. Patrick Henry is putting into words what everyone in the audience feels.

D is the answer.

Answer 2

Answer:

D. Repeating the words "if we" emphasizes the number of values that  Henry and the audience have in common.

Explanation:

In the excerpt from Patrick Henry's speech, he makes use of parallel structures to further influence the audience. In fact, he repeats the phrase "If we" three times to highlight the importance of the expressions that follow: "be free," "perserve" and not "to abandon the noble struggle" America has been involved in.