D. The writer uses metaphor to tell the audience that England will defeat Germany in the war.
A. Repetition: A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases to make an idea clearer or more memorable. =Not applicable to this excerpt.
A. The excerpt is saying that England was not the cause of the war, but it does not use repetition to do it.
B. Climax: The turning point of a narrative; The highest point of action. =Not applicable to this excerpt.
B. This excerpt does not mention casualties either.
C. Antithesis: A contrary or opposite opinion/concept/characteristic; A literary device intended to persuade the reader. =Not applicable to this excerpt.
C. This excerpt does not explicitly say that Germany is a major threat to England. In fact, this excerpt makes them sound quite confident.
D. Metaphor: A figure of speech that makes an implied comparison between two things that are unrelated, but share common characteristics.
D. Like I stated above, this excerpt makes England sound confident that they will win.
Metaphor example in the excerpt: "It is not quite the story of the wolf and the lamb. I will tell you why —because Germany expected to find a lamb and found a lion."