Question

Read the following excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government": If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go . . . certainly the machine will wear out. Which of these rhetorical devices does Thoreau use here? A. Rhythm B. Alliteration C. Parallelism D. Metaphor

Answer 1

its d. metaphor ,

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Answer 2

The correct answer is D.- metaphor. It is used by means of comparing goverment to a machine. Thoreau furhter advocates that this machine will eventually wear out because of a presensce of the widespread injustice within the one in power. Such a comparison of an abstract idea with a tangible item helps the author to explain the problem and express his worries.