Question

"I ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission?" This quote is an example of Patrick henry employing which device? Rhetorical question, declarative statement, parallelism, antithesis

Answer 1

Answer:

Rhetorical question

Explanation:

The quote shown above is an example of a rhetorical question. This is because when Patrick Henry asks a question that does not aim to provide an answer, on the contrary, he wants to provoke reflection in his audience, who recognizes the question itself is an answer to a situation that is occurring. When this appeal to reflection through a question is realized, it means that the author is making use of the rhetorical resource called the rhetorical question.

Answer 2

It Is a Rhetorical question 100%