Question

Read the excerpt from John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address. Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty. In this excerpt from John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, which rhetorical device is used repeatedly?

Answer 1

I am pretty sure that it is an antithesis

Answer 2

Answer:

Antithesis.

Explanation:

Antithesis is derived from Greek words, anti meaning ‘against’ and tithenai which means ‘to place’, it means to 'set against' two contrasting ideas against each other in a sentence.

The rhetorical device used in the given excerpt is 'antithesis'.

The repeated contrasting words or phrases used in the excerpt is:

1. ill or well,
2. pay any price, bear any burden,
3. support any friend, oppose any foe.