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Read the following excerpt from Patrick Henry's speech and identify what figure of
speech it is,
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?
Forbid it"

1.Hypophora
2.Parallelism
3.Repetition

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Answer: Hypophora

Explanation: Hypophora, also referred to as anthypophora or antipophora, is a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.

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