lying Rhetorical Devices
For even as we emerge from an era of unsurpassed social
and economic progress, Americans are clearly in no mood
for counting either their blessings or their bank accounts.
We are still embarked on the longest unbroken journey of
economic growth and prosperity in our history. Yet we
are torn by dissension, and disrespect for our institutions
and leaders is rife across the land.
-Keynote Address at the Democratic National
Convention,
Daniel Inouye
The first sentence includes an example of which
rhetorical device?
O synecdoche
O metaphor
O allusion
O alliteration