Question

Read this passage from "We Shall Overcome."

There is no Negro problem. There is no Southern problem. There is no Northern problem. There is only an
American problem.
How does Johnson use a rhetorical device in this passage?

Answer 1

Answer: The repetition of the phrase "there is no" creates a sharp contrast with the words "there is only" to emphasize that the issue of equality is the entire nation's concern.

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