Please help ASAP! Read the passage. Surrender Speech

by Black Hawk

1832

How does Black Hawk’s rhetoric in this excerpt advance his viewpoint that his cultural experience has fueled in him great animosity for white men?

The white men despise the Indians, and drive them from their homes. But the Indians are not deceitful. The white men speak bad of the Indian, and look at him spitefully. But the Indian does not tell lies; Indians do not steal.

He uses alliteration to emphasize the morals and values of the Indians.

He contrasts the image of white men driving Indians from their homes with examples of the admirable conduct of Indians.

He creates an extended metaphor to suggest he has a thorough understanding of white men.

He employs personification to capture the confusion he feels when dealing with white men.

question 2
Read this excerpt from Paragraph 4 of the speech.

Things were growing worse. There were no deer in the forest. The opossum and beaver were fled; the springs were drying up, and our squaws and papooses without victuals to keep them from starving; . . .

How does Black Hawk use rhetoric to advance his purpose in this excerpt?

He directly addresses his nation to explain that even though he is surrendering, he understands their plight.

He uses imagery of a barren forest and hungry women and children to show how the white men mistreated his nation.

He uses imagery of the deer, opossum, and beaver to show that the white men do not respect nature in the same way he does.

He directly addresses the white men to evoke a sense of responsibility for their actions toward his people.

question3

Read this excerpt from Paragraph 2 of the speech.

You know the cause of our making war. It is known to all white men. They ought to be ashamed of it. The white men despise the Indians, and drive them from their homes.

How does Black Hawk use rhetoric to advance his viewpoint in this excerpt?

He uses imagery to paint a vivid picture of the Indian’s homes to show that he values communal living.

He directly addresses his audience to show that he does not fear them and that he holds them responsible for the war.

He uses imagery to create a melancholy mood to show that he is ready to surrender.

He directly addresses his audience to show them what he learned from his personal experience in the war.