Question

In "Speech to the Virginia Convention" there is a motif of:

a. Storm imagery
b. Light imagery
c. Snow imagery
d. Storm & Light imagery
e. Storm & Snow imagery

Answer 1

To which speech are you referring?

Answer 2

It's from Patrick Henrey's speech to the American Colonists in Virginia during the American Revolutionary War Era.

Answer 3

Henry*

Answer 4

Look at the beginning of the third paragraph.

http://www.history.org/almanack/life/politics/giveme.cfm

What do you think?

Answer 5

I didn't see any reference to a storm -- but maybe I missed it.

Answer 6

So I'm wrong?

Answer 7

You must be wrong if you can't find a reference to storms.

Answer 8

I'm sure it's d.

Answer 9

What are the words that show storm imagery?

Answer 10

It does. The storm is referring to the "British, and their "Naval Fleet".