This would be D, alliteration. This is because the sentences repeat the same sound in similar words that mean similar things.
I can’t believe they gave that first entire paragraph for religion, but it certainly isn’t satire so I’m guessing this is the order:
1. Repetition
2. Rhetorical Question
3. Satire
to contrast the concern the boys should have felt with the satisfaction they really felt.. It can be seen the boys ere very happy when the cubs boat blew up and when the cub appeared in church and was treated as a hero.
