USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THOMAS PAINES COMMON SENSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What rhetorical device is being used in the Tavern Story?
A
Simlie
B
Anaphora
C
Analogy
D
Rhetorical questioning
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Analogy as a rhetorical device is a form of comparison, but unlike simile or metaphor, which usually concentrates on one point of resemblance, analogy draws a parallel between two unlike things that have several common qualities of points of resemblance.

Detailed explanation-2: -What are rhetorical devices? A rhetorical device is typically defined as a technique or word construction that a speaker or writer uses to win an audience to their side, either while trying to persuade them to do something or trying to win an argument.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of Analogy. “I am to dancing what Roseanne is to singing and Donald Duck to motivational speeches. I am as graceful as a refrigerator falling down a flight of stairs.” “Memory is to love what the saucer is to the cup."

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