Patrick Henry: First Paragraph

The first thing I notice about this speech is the pathos. Patrick Henry appeals himself to his audience in the first sentence by stating how, "highly," he respects their patriotism. This is important because of the strong oppostion he states later in the piece. He also uses repetion by calling his rivals, "gentlemen," giving them respect. The next thing I notice is his aphorism when saying, "But different men often see the same subject in different lights," showing the importance of diverse opinion to his opposers. These first two sentences are also extended greatly. This extended tecnique is important because of the sudden change in the 3rd sentence. This sentence is only six words, compared to the previous fourty-seven word sentence. The reason why this short sentence is significant is because of the change in tone. The purpose of the article from this point is to invoke change aggressively versus the tone of appealing. The allusion of God also appears at this point and beyond. The word, "Ceremony, God, Majesty of Heaven, and Kings," appear in these five sentences. This alluding is intense pathos because of the importance of religion in this time. Repetition also occurs in the word, "freedom." This repeated word smoothes out the transition between the argument of slavery and freedom of debate. The final thing I notice is the alliteraiton of the, "s," sound when closing the paragraph. This gives a punch to the closing line and furthers the tone of aggresiveness.