Question

select the correct answer. read this excerpt from the speech \cause of the great war\ delivered by british prime minister david lloyd george after world war 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. a. the writer uses repetition to tell the audience that england was not the cause of the war. b. the writer uses climax to tell the audience that england suffered a lot of casualties. c. the writer uses antithesis to tell the audience that germany is a major threat to england. d. the writer uses metaphor to tell the audience that england will defeat germany in the war.

Explanation:

The excerpt compares Germany's expectation of a weak - responding England (lamb) to the reality of a strong - responding England (lion) using a metaphor. There is no repetition, climax, or antithesis evident in the given text.

Answer:

D. The writer uses metaphor to tell the audience that England will defeat Germany in the war.