Read this excerpt from the speech "Cause of the Great War" delivered by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George after World Wa
r I. Which statement accurately describes the use of rhetorical devices in this excerpt? We begged Germany not to attack Belgium, and produced a treaty, signed by the King of Prussia, as well as the King of England, pledging himself to protect Belgium against an invader, and we said, "If you invade Belgium we shall have no alternative but to defend it." The enemy invaded Belgium, and now they say, "Why, forsooth, you, England, provoked this war." It is not quite the story of the wolf and the lamb. I will tell you why —because Germany expected to find a lamb and found a lion.
The writer uses metaphor to tell the audience that England will defeat Germany in the war.
Explanation:
According to the given excerpt from the speech "Cause of the Great War", the narrator talks about how Great Britain and other countries begged Germany not to invade Belgium because if they did so, their Allies would fight back, but they refused to take heed and tried to act like they were the ones that started the war.
The statement that accurately describes the use of rhetorical devices in this excerpt is that the writer uses metaphor to tell the audience that England will defeat Germany in the war.
