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 parallelism to compare people to animals and inanimate objects.C.Thoreau uses parallelism to argue that people should not be judged on appearance.D.Thoreau uses simile and metaphor to show how citizens should serve the government.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this line from Patrick Henry's speech:We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth – and listen to the song of the siren till she transforms us into beasts.What two rhetorical strategies does he most clearly use here?A.He uses personification to appeal to ethos.B.He uses parallelism to build pathos.C.He uses metaphor to appeal to pathos.D.He uses simile to emphasize logos.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the first sentence from Patrick Henry's speech:No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House.What appeal does he primarily use here?A.LogosB.MetaphorC.EthosD.DictionSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this excerpt from Common Sense:The Continent hath at this time the largest body of armed and disciplined men of any power under Heaven: and is just arrived at that pitch of strength, in which no single colony is able to support itself, and the whole, when united, is able to do anything.Which is the most prominent kind of rhetorical appeal Thomas Paine uses here?A.LogosB.PersonificationC.Figurative languageD.Pathos

Read the following excerpt from "Resistance to Civil Government" in which Thoreau argues that a person should disobey the government when its laws go against his or her conscience:After all, the practical reason why, when the power is once in the hands of the people, a majority are permitted, and for a long period continue, to rule is not because they are most likely to be in the right, nor because this seems fairest to the minority, but because they are physically the strongest. But a government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it. Can there not be a government in which majorities do not virtually decide right and wrong, but conscience?How does this excerpt best support Thoreau's argument?A.It uses logos to show that majority rule is established by might not by right.B.It uses pathos to persuade the reader that majority rule is untrustworthy.C.It uses a rhetorical question to show that majority and minority rule are unjust.D.It uses ethos to show that conscience depends upon strength in government

Read the following excerpt from a 1775 speech by Patrick Henry in which he presents his ideas concerning the American colonists' relationship with Great Britain:Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. We have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has all been in vain. Shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication? What terms shall we find which have not already been exhausted?Which best explains the purpose of the rhetorical device used in this excerpt?A.The metaphor of a storm to represent the monarchy implies that it is powerful and unpredictable.B.The strong appeal to ethos leads the audience to trust and agree with the speaker.C.The repetition of the words "sir" and "throne" emphasize the point that the colonists are subordinate to Great Britain.D.The use of parallelism draws attention to the many peaceful steps the colonists have taken.