Question

Which type of rhetorical device is used in the lines, "While some have prospered beyond imagination in this global economy, middle-class Americans—as well as those working hard to become middle class—are seeing the American dream slip further and further away"?
A. Simile
B. Juxtaposition - my answer
C. Anaphora
D. Metaphor

Answer 1

Yes, the correct answer is B, juxtaposition.

In this statement, those who have prospered beyond imagination are juxtaposed against middle- and lower-class Americans.

Or, we could also say that those who have achieved the American dream are juxtaposed against those who are watching it slip away. Both are true in this argument.