Question at position 17 Match the following quotes from Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Second Virginia Convention" with the diction or syntax being used. Some choices may be used more than once. Some choices may not be used at all.Prompt 1Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.Answer for prompt 1 Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.[input]Prompt 2We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne.Answer for prompt 2 We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne.[input]Prompt 3We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.Answer for prompt 3 We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.[input]Prompt 4I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.Answer for prompt 4 I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.[input]Possible answersantithesisparallel structureallusionsimilemetaphor

Options

A.antithesis

B.parallel structure

C.allusion

D.simile

E.metaphor

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The task presents four prompts from Patrick Henry's Speech to the Second Virginia Convention and asks you to match each quoted line to a diction or syntax device from the provided options. Below, I examine each prompt and each possible device, explaining why certain labels fit and why others do not. Prompt 1: 'Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.' - antithesis: This device involves contrasting ideas within a sentence, often in parallel phrases. The line does not present a structured contrast (like 'truth is bitter, but belief is sweet'); instead, it relies on a biblical phrase about betrayal by a kiss. - parallel structure: This would require a clear repetition or symmetry in sentence construction, which is not the case here. - allusions: Yes. The phrase 'betrayed with a kiss' evokes the well-known biblical moment of Judas betraying Jesus with a kiss, functioning as an allusion to that story to convey treachery. - simile: A simile use......Login to view full explanation

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