Imagine this: a small dog sits in a dark, cold garage. His hair is matted and dirty; he is skinny and weak from going days witho
ut food. There is no water for him to drink, no person to give him love and no blanket to keep him warm at night. While this might be a hard scenario to imagine, it is not an uncommon one in America today. According to the Humane Society of the United States, nearly 1,000,000 animals are abused or die from abuse every year. As a veterinarian with 30 years of experience, I have seen how even one incident of abuse can affect an animal for the rest of its life. As a society, we need to be more aware of this terrible problem and address this issue before it gets worse. The underlined portion of the text is an example of which rhetorical device?
This is an example of pathos! Pathos is a rhetorical device which appeals to the emotions. By having the audience imagine a sad scenario such as this one, the author is employing pathos.
If sounds as if it refers to his aching agony within his situation. ¨Bear up, old heart! You´ve borne worse, far worse,¨ shows how everything is affecting him. This is his attempt to tell himself to stay strong in time of dispair.
