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review the text in bold. sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming. we have petitioned; we have complained; we have appealed; we have groveled before the throne. our petitions have been slighted; our complaints have produced additional violence and insult; our appeals have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne! in vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. there is no longer any room for hope. if we wish to be free... we must fight! i repeat it, sir, we must fight!... gentlemen may cry for peace—but there is no peace. the war is actually begun! the next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! our brethren are already in the field! why do we stand here idle? what is it that gentlemen wish? what would they have us do? is life so dear, or peace so sweet, that it must be gained at the price of chains and slavery? forbid it, almighty god! i know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! adapted from patrick henry, \give me liberty or give me death\ in the text in bold, what rhetorical strategy does patrick henry use? he uses groups of three. he uses sentences with similar structure. he tells a humorous story.

Explanation:

In the bold - text, Patrick Henry uses sentences like "we have petitioned; we have complained; we have appealed" and "our petitions have been slighted; our complaints have produced additional violence and insult; our appeals have been disregarded". These are sentences with similar structure, a rhetorical device called parallelism. There are no groups of three specifically in a distinct rhetorical sense here and no humorous story.

Answer:

He uses sentences with similar structure.