Patrick Henry gives a speech concerning slavery and disapproval of the British in America. He uses literary devices as allusions and extended metaphors, along with his position as a delegate of Virginia, in order to persuade the people to comply with his wanting. Mr. Henry incorporates repetition and appeals to the dual aspects of humans, being their intellect and their emotional value. Thus, Mr. Henry persuades the people into understanding why reform is needed and how we can do so. Mr. Henry begins his argument over slavery in the beginning “consider[ing] it as nothing less than a question of freedom,” of people in need of a voice being trifled by those in opposition. He justifies his blunt statement by naming it an “act of disloyalty toward the majesty of heaven,” being the utmost powerful entity for all religious followers who understand the consequences. This also gains support from those who are devout in their religion, and understand the harm being done to those enslaved. They are treated inhumanely by people who attend church the Sunday to say they have not sinned, but have against a fellow individual, and are in guilt for their actions. …show more content…
He metaphorically states his view point and knowledge to a lamp, “by which [his] feet are guided; [being] [] the lamp of experience,” from his past influences from the recent revolutionary war. This is to justify his identity and view of the British as one that is experienced in the threat they behold to the American people. He then creates a metaphor against the citizens themselves, and their abuse of the privileges they receive in “mean[s] to preserve [and] inviolate those inestimable privileges [they] [] have been so long