Question

Which rhetorical device does
Paine use in the following
excerpt from Section 3 of The
Crisis?
"I cannot see on what grounds
the king of Britain can look up
to heaven for help against us: a
common murderer, a
highwayman, or a house-
breaker, has as good a pretense
as he."
A. simile
B. repetition
C. loaded language
D. personification

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

It's pretty loaded don't you think.

There's no repetition: common murderer, highwayman, housebreaker are all different. Not B.

There is no comparrison made to the King of England and the three. Not A

The King of England is not personified. He is the king and he remains the king: not D.

So the answer is C The King of England is associated with some pretty bad dudes,