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Similarities Between Edwards And Patrick Henry

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Zach Theard Honors English 11 October 2016 Macdougall Patrick Henry and Jonathan Edwards Comparison Essay In both Patrick Henry’s speech, “Speech to the Virginia Convention” and Jonathan Edwards speech,“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” significant literary devices are used. Each of the speeches had a definitive purpose and main idea. In Patrick Henry’s speech he used rhetorical questions and repetition to influence their audiences. In Jonathan Edward’s speech he used imagery to influence his audience. "Speech to the Virginia Convention" had a very distinct purpose and that purpose is illustrated through Henry’s use of repetition. The purpose of his speech was to persuade the members of the Virginia House of Burgesses to raise arms

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