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Metaphor ~Apex
Parallelism apex
To prompt the reader to provide an obvious answer
Now, why would a writer want to ask a rhetorical question?If you think about it, you can figure it out. Don't you think they want you to use your brain instead of just being told everything flat out? Maybe they want to make something obvious, or to make a stronger point.
Civil disobedience is peacefully not obeying unfair laws and Thoreau did this by not paying his taxes, and financing the war.
The rhetorical devices commonly used by Thoreau in this quotation are allusion, with the reference to Atlas, and metaphor, comparing the burden of carrying on with the weight carried by Atlas in Greek mythology.
He uses antithesis, repetition, similes, extended metaphors, and asyndeton's
Metaphor ~Apex
Parallelism apex
To prompt the reader to provide an obvious answer
This question cannot really be answered unless you specify which book of Thoreau's you are referring to, as well as the edition.
To get the audience's attention
Thoreau uses the word "brag" as a simile in this quotation to compare the way he plans to write to the confident and bold crowing of a rooster (chanticleer) in the morning. By using the simile, Thoreau conveys his intention to express his ideas with vigor and assertiveness rather than focusing on melancholy or dejection.
Thoreau effectively persuaded through his writing "Civil Disobedience" by using logical arguments supported by examples and appealing to the reader's sense of morality and justice. He emphasized the importance of individual conscience and nonviolent resistance as a means to challenge unjust laws and government actions. Thoreau's persuasive techniques included rhetorical questions, vivid language, and personal anecdotes to engage readers and make his message compelling.
It is attributed to Picasso.
Thoreau is using the literary device of puns in this sentence.
Read the following excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government" Now, what are they? Men at all? Or small moveable forts and magazines, at service of some unscrupulous man in power? Which of these rhetorical devices does thoreau use here?