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What is transcendentalism

a nonreligious movement that loved nature and a simple life

How did Thoreau effectively persuade in his writing civil disobedience

Thoreau uses rhetorical questions and repetition of the first few words of those rhetorical questions to make his audience think. He also uses figurative language devices such as personification and metaphor to illustrate how the government can be used for good or evil.

What sentences contains a metaphor

She lived in a sea of grief -apex (:

What does Henry David Thoreau criticize in Resistance to Civil Government

slavery

What does Henry David Thoreau believe people should do when they think a law is unfair

Ignore it and distance themselves from the government

How does Henry david thoreau use logos in resistance to civil government

To build an argument that a government should represent the desires of its people

What is the most plausible theme in The Raven

feelings of loss will never go away (apex)

Which of these phrases uses parallelism

Which of these phrases uses parallelism?

A. The engine purred. B. Life is wonderful. Life is painful. C. The flowers bloomed. Then, suddenly, without warning, they died. D. Love is beauty.
Which one of these might appear in an evaluation of a poem

a discussion of specific uses of repetition

What topic is Henry David Thoreau's Resistance to Civil Government primarily about

An individual's relationship to government

Which of these is an important conclusion Henry David Thoreau draws at the end of Resistance to Civil Government

That the American government does not truly promote democracy

What was Henry David Thoreau's purpose in writing Resistance to Civil Government

To explain why citizens have a moral obligation to disobey laws they find unjust

What does Henry David Thoreau believe a person should do when he or she thinks a law is unfair

Break the law

How does Henry David Thoreau use ethos in Resistance to Civil Government

By supporting his argument with an account of personal experience so we will trust him

Which of these is an example of how Henry David Thoreau appeals to ethos in Resistance to Civil Government

Pointing out that he never refuses to pay highway taxes.

What is one of the main reasons writers like Thoreau use metaphor in their writing

to reinforce key ideas

At the end of Resistance to Civil Government what does Henry David Thoreau conclude about the government

That it has not done enough to truly represent the people

It is truly enough said that a corporation has no conscience but a corporation of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience. Which of these rhetorical devices does Thoreau use here

parallelism- APEX

Which of these story ideas would be considered Gothic writing

A detective is sent to a strange city to investigate a crime that consumes him Apex

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