Question

How does Black Hawk's rhetoric in this excerpt advance his viewpoint that in order to save their own culture, Indians must defeat the white men? We told them to let us alone; but they followed on and beset our paths, and they coiled themselves among us like the snake. They poisoned us by their touch. We were not safe. We lived in danger. We were becoming like them, hypocrites and liars, adulterers. lazy drones, all talkers, and no workers.
A: He uses direct address to emphasize his point that white people are evil by nature

B: He uses imagery to reveal the thoughts and feelings of the Native Americans

C: He uses a source to demonstrate how Native Americans are different than white people

D:He uses figurative language to convey the idea that white people morally corrupt Native Americans ​

Answer 1

Answer:

D: He uses figurative language to convey the idea that white people morally corrupt Native Americans.

Explanation:

In the 1832 surrender speech by Black Hawk, the Indian leader expressed his hatred for the white people who came only to destroy his land and his people. The main idea of his speech was to emphasize the need for the Native Indians to fight against the whites and preserve their lands and traditions.

In the given lines from the speech, Black Hawk uses figurative language to describe the whites. He uses a simile, comparing the whites to "snakes . . . coiled themselves among us like snakes. They poisoned us by their touch." And they have made them "hypocrites and liars, adulterers, lazy drones, all talkers, and no workers." Through this imagery, Black Hawk conveys the idea that white people are morally corrupt and must not be trusted.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.