Martin Luther King And Patrick Henry: Cry For Freedom

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well is imagery. A good example of Henry's imagery is, "The next gale that
sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!"
Henry uses these and many more devices to keep the attention and the open mind
of his audience who was mostly opposed to his viewpoint.
These two speeches were much more different than they are alike. The
main difference between the two speeches, in a general sense was that one calls
for a change through violence and war, while the other calls for a peaceful
solution. Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses calls for a
revolution against Great Britain. This must have been a difficult speech for
Henry to deliver because he was speaking to a group of people who were opposed
to his ideals. They gave the speech pre-revolution and was an attempt to
persuade the Virginia delegates to solve the colonies' problems with the British
through war.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech was much different than Henry's. First
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