ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A rhetorical question is a question that is not meant to have or does not require an answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rhetorical questions are used to emphasise a point where the answer to the question is obvious due to the wording of the question. They are questions that do not expect an answer but trigger an internal response for the reader such as an empathy with questions like ‘How would you feel?’

Detailed explanation-3: -A rhetorical question is a question asked to make a point, rather than get an answer. If you have ever been late, someone might say: ‘What time do you call this? ‘ This person doesn’t want an answer to the question. They are making the point that you have arrived at an unacceptable time.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.