Question

Which rhetorical device is used in this excerpt from "The Extraordinary American" by G. K. Chesterton?

He was a lean brown man, having rather the look of a shabby tropical traveller, with a grey moustache and a lively and alert eye. But the most singular thing about him was that the front of his coat was covered with a multitude of shining metallic emblems made in the shape of stars and crescents. I was well accustomed by this time to Americans adorning the lapels of their coats with little symbols of various societies; it is a part of the American passion for the ritual of comradeship. There is nothing that an American likes so much as to have a secret society and to make no secret of it. But in this case, if I may put it so, the rash of symbolism seemed to have broken out all over the man, in a fashion that indicated that the fever was far advanced.

figurative allusion
descriptive imagery
political satire
emotional appeal

Answer 1

here's the answer: The correct answer for this question is "C. political satire." The rhetorical device that is used in this excerpt from "The Extraordinary American" by G. K. Chesterton is political satire. hope this helps also can i get brainliest

Answer 2

Answer:

Descriptive imagery.

Explanation:

In the part of "The Extraordinary American", G K Chesterton wrote about the narrator's encounter with a man in Oklahoma. By providing specific and detailed account of the man's clothing an appearance, he is using the descriptive imagery. This type of literary device consists of a descriptive language that works in such a way that the readers can have a much better  imagination of what is being talked about.