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Figurative Language In The Battle Of Yorktown

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1781, an essential year for the colonists’ independence. As described in “Hamilton,” the Siege of Yorktown was the final struggle of the Revolutionary war. If this battle did not happen, the war would have surely stretched on. In this song, there were many events that were mentioned, connecting to the American Revolution. For example, the song refers to how the Thirteen Colonies’ had spies to gather information about Great Britain's plans and attacks. In “The Battle of Yorktown,” the tone was very upbeat and energetic. The colonists that were fighting seemed optimistic, eager, and hopeful. For instance, Hamilton already starts out eager in the beginning of the song, but then when he realizes his wife, Eliza is expecting him, he tries even harder. He gets his crew energetic and optimistic about their chance of winning. Evidently, you can see that that the song was upbeat and energetic. Inside this song, you can see some figurative language that was incorporated into the verses. In particular, when the ensemble is stating this stanza, “Hey yo, I’m just like my country, I’m young, scrappy, and hungry. You can see that they are incorporating a simile into the stanza. This line is saying that Hamilton is just like his country. …show more content…

When the colonist sent out spies to gather information about the British, it helped majorly to the colonist’s revolutionary win. As a result, the colonists were always one step ahead of the British. The Revolutionary war was caused by many events that made the colonists angry. One specific cause that aided in the beginning of the Revolutionary War was the Intolerable Acts. Some of the Intolerable Acts were Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and Quebec Act. They were given the name "Intolerable Acts" by American Patriots who felt they simply could not "tolerate" such unfair

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