Question

50 points.

Read this excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government":

The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies.... Such command no more respect than men of straw or a lump of dirt. They have the same sort of worth only as horses and dogs. Yet such as these even are commonly esteemed good citizens.

Which statement best describes Thoreau's rhetorical style?

[A] Thoreau uses simile and metaphor to show how little the
government values its citizens.
[B] Thoreau uses simile and metaphor to show how citizens should
serve the government.
[C] Thoreau uses parallelism to compare people to animals and
inanimate objects.
[D] Thoreau uses parallelism to argue that people should not be
judged on appearance.

Answer 1

Answer: B. Thoreau uses simile and metaphor to show how little the government values its citizens.

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