DIRECTIONS: Identify the rhetorical devices that are used in each paragraph. Some categories may not have an example.

1. Five years ago, this city was on the verge of bankruptcy. Five years ago, corruption
was rampant. We were a sinking ship. But we got past that. We survived. We
repaired our ship and made it seaworthy again, and now five years later I speak to
you as the mayor of a vibrant, prosperous city. This is your city and I am your
mayor.

A. charged language:

B. analogy:

C. parallelism:

D. repetition:

D- repetition?

Explanation:

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.

it is believed to be alfred, lord himself