Question

Read the following passage from Douglass's speech:
There is consolation in the thought that America is young.
Great streams are not easily turned from channels, worn
deep in the course of ages.... As with rivers so with
nations.
What rhetorical device is being used here?
O A. Allusion
B. Antithesis
C. Analogy
OD. Anaphora

Answer 1

The rhetorical device being used in the given sentence is referred to as allusion.

A quick, casual allusion to a notable person or event used in rhetoric:

• You must first borrow Gargantua's mouth.'

• It's a term too big for any lips of this age. —Shakespeare

• If you take his parking spot, you may anticipate World War II all over again.
• Plan ahead of time: Noah didn't build the ark while it was raining. Cushing, Richard

Our examination of the historian's relationship to historical facts places us in an apparent precarious position, navigating delicately between the Scylla of an untenable theory of history as an objective compilation of facts and the Charybdis of an equally untenable theory of history as the subjective product of the historian's mind  Carr, Edward Hallett.

Hence, the correct answer is option A

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