Rhythm can be described as the beat and pace of a poem. Rhythm is created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. in a line or verse. Rhythm can help to strengthen the meaning of words and ideas in a poem.
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Read this excerpt from
"Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk."
I wonder, when I look at the
bombed out peasant hamlets, the orphans begging and stealing on the streets of
Saigon and the women and children with napalm burns lying on the hospital cots,
whether the United States or any nation has the right to inflict this suffering
and degradation on another people for its own ends.<span>
How do the allusions in this excerpt reinforce the meaning of the passage?</span>
The allusions clarify the geographic locations visited by the
author.
The allusions recall specific locations and horrors of the
Vietnam conflict.
The allusions question the Vietnamese for allowing such a
violent war.
<span>The allusions criticize the political philosophies that
encourage suffering.</span>
<span>ANSWER</span>
The correct option is this: THE ALLUSION CRITICIZE THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES THAT ENCOURAGE SUFFERING. Allusion is a figure of speech, which refers to an object or a circumstance from an external context. In the passage given above, the author is questioning the political morality behind war. War usually result in great suffering for all involved and the author is wondering, if is morally correct for countries to be settling their differences by mean of warfare.
False, the conclusion is a summary of the speech
Answer: There are many literary and rhetorical devices used in the passage.
They are as follows:
Metaphor- A metaphor is a rhetorical device that makes an implicit comparison . It helps create a mental image of the effect of comparison.
The words- shadow, harbingers, horizon
Personification- This literary device contributes human traits to non human entities.
In the passage 'sun' is personified in the statement, ' it was going to Sainsbury at such an unlikely time of the year. '
'Umuofia which had dozed in the noon day haze'.
'they were the harbingers sent to survey the land.'
Simile - It is is a rhetorical device that makes an explicit comparison .
'slowly moving mass like a boundless sheet of black cloud '; tiny eyes of light like shining star dust.
Visual imagery- It is a literary device that helps create a visual image, a pen picture of a situation or landscape through words.
The concluding line of the passage completes the visual image-it was a tremendous sight, full of power and beauty.
Explanation: