DIRECTIONS: Identify the rhetorical devices that are used in each paragraph. Some categories may not have an example.

1. Five years ago, this city was on the verge of bankruptcy. Five years ago, corruption
was rampant. We were a sinking ship. But we got past that. We survived. We
repaired our ship and made it seaworthy again, and now five years later I speak to
you as the mayor of a vibrant, prosperous city. This is your city and I am your
mayor.

A. charged language:

B. analogy:

C. parallelism:

D. repetition: