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1 (D) - I now know the importance of telling truths even when they hurt .
2 (B) Add sensory details to descriptions of important events.
Answer: A. The British are preparing for war, and the colonists must be prepared to fight.
Explanation:
This excerpt in question is the speech by Patrick Henry to the Second Virginia Convention in March 1775 where he attempted to rouse them so that they may support the efforts of the revolutionaries in their efforts to break free of British political and establish a free American republican state.
The speech essentially told the Convention that whilst they were still unsure of what they should do, the British had already started preparing their forces for a war and that if they do not do so as well in Virginia as other colonies had began doing, the British will put them under even more bondage than they currently were.
Ways in which they differ are numerous. 14th century poetry usually had strict form and respected metric and rhyme, dealing usually with epic topics. Nowadays, poetry is usually written in free verse meaning there is usually no rhythm or rhyme, and usually features impressions and emotions of the narrator.
D is the answer, the rest are wrong