Question

What is the purpose of Gandhi's use of hypophora in this excerpt from his "Banaras Hindu University Speech"?

Answer 1

Answer:

A. To compel the audience to think about the actions of anarchists.

Explanation:

Hypophora is a rhetoric device through which the author poses a question before the readers. Gandhi was a great preacher who had a deep influence on his readers. In this excerpt from his "Banaras Hindu University Speech", Gandhi employs hypophora to enforce the readers to think about the actions of anarchists. He asks "Is killing honorable?" and interrogates that how far is it justified and straight away denies it. He replies to this question by negating the efforts of bomb-thrower anarchists that he founds to be 'misdirected zeal'. He indicates the consequences of these actions as they fear to come out in open and suggests rather an alternative to ousting Englishmen if it would be significant to 'salvation of India'.

Answer 2

D To persuade the audience to use non violent means for protesting.