The correct answer is letter A. Most people seek to avoid death, but the old man looks for it. This tale was written by Geoffrey Chaucer and is one of the Canterbury Tales. Its focused was about finding death and killing it but the main premise of the story was that greed is the root of all evils.
An author's purpose in using rhetoric is to create a certain effect for the reader.
<em>Rhetoric</em> refers to the use of the figure of speech and other techniques through persuasive and effective writings. The use of the figure of speech helps the author to connect with the reader and vice- versa. It helps in the better understanding and feeling of the story-line.
Some of the examples of rhetorical devices are:
- Alliteration (repetition of initial consonant sound)
- Simile (comparison of one object with another, not literal)
- Onomatopoeia (imitation of the word described.)
- Hyperbole (exaggeration of words), and so on.
Answer:
But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny; if each of us remembers, when self-interest and bitterness seem to prevail, that we share a common destiny.
Explanation:
The excerpt was is from the Democratic national convention keynote address, 1976 delivered by Barbara Jordan, where she made a lucid claim about the need for unity and harmony. Her keynote address was themed at establishing a National community that wl harmonize and put the interest of the community ahead of personal preferences controlled by greed and self centeredness. She Clearly stated "Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny; if each of us remembers, when self-interest and bitterness seem to prevail, that we share a common destiny."
A, curious is the answer. Hope this helps.
The manure, the manure and the rubbish are symbols of Argus. Discarded, wasted, left to rot in the fields.
