Question

We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.

What rhetorical device is Roosevelt using here ?

He is using personification to show that American is like an eagle with clipped wings

He is using parallelism to emphasize that, like an eagle, America must be protected.

He is creating a metaphor to paint a visual picture of America as an eagle that has been attacked and injured.

He is using an ethical appeal to prove that he can be trusted to protect America.

Answer 1

He is using parallilism to emphasize that, like an eagle, America must be protected.

Step-by-step explanation:Roosevelt believes that the problem can be fixed, as long as the citizens believe that they can accomplish many things.

He wants to assure his people that he would do anything he could to help fix the problems; he just needs the people to believe in themselves also.