Read this excerpt from henry david thoreau's "resistance to civil government":

i ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government.
which of these rhetorical devices does thoreau use here?
a. rhyme
b. parallelism
c. allusion
d. metaphor

Apolitical campaign showing the candidate wearing a hard hat and work shirt while touring a factory is using oa) glittering generalities. ob) transfer appeal. oc) testimonial. od) plain folks appeal.

Is the following statement true or false? the topic sentence of a paragraph should indicate what the paragraph is going to be about. false true

Brutus: but as he was ambitious, i slew him. . who is here so base that would be a bondman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so rude that would not be a roman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so vile that will not love his country? if any, speak, for him have i offended. i pause for a reply. which rhetorical device does brutus use in this excerpt?