Read the passage.

dreams
by langston hughes.

hold fast to dreams
for if dreams die
life is a broken-winged bird
that cannot fly.

hold fast to dreams
for when dreams go
life is a barren field
frozen with snow.
what do the broken-winged bird and the barren field symbolize?

a. pleasant dreams

b. people holding on to their dreams

c. nightmares

d. life without any dreams

what arguments, appeals, and rhetorical strategies did patrick henry use in 1775 to persuade reluctant members of the second virginia convention to develop a military response to british aggression or n 1775 american independence was not a foregone conclusion. while there had been unrest and resistance in massachusetts with scattered acts of support from other areas, no organized movement toward revolution existed across the colonies. virginia ranked among the largest, wealthiest, and most populous colonies in 1775, and her political and military support for independence would be crucial for success. in this speech patrick henry (1736–1799) uses powerful rhetoric to convince influential, affluent, landed men of virginia with much to lose to move past their current diplomatic posture opposing british aggression to the more treasonous one of open military preparedness. hope it

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