Question

read the excerpt from the republic by plato. and what shall be their education? can we find a better than the traditional sort?—and this has two divisions, gymnastic for the body, and music for the soul. true. shall we begin education with music, and go on to gymnastic afterwards? by all means. and when you speak of music, do you include literature or not? i do. read the excerpt from utopia by sir thomas more. it is ordinary to have public lectures every morning before daybreak, at which none are obliged to appear. which rhetorical device do both plato and more use in these excerpts? o asyndeton, removing conjunctions to provide their thoughts o rhetorical question, asking what defines literature and music o antithesis, differentiating between the demands of work and pleasure o metonymy, using literature to represent academics at large

Explanation:

In the Plato excerpt, questions like "And what shall be their education? Can we find a better than the traditional sort?" are asked not to seek answers but to make a point, which is a rhetorical - question. Without seeing More's full excerpt, but based on Plato's, the most obvious rhetorical device here is the rhetorical question.

Answer:

rhetorical question, asking what defines literature and music