Question

his majesty’s address on the occasion of taking the oath prescribed by the constitution by king kamehameha iv
king kamehameha iv was the fourth monarch to ascend to the throne of hawaii. this excerpt is from his address on the occasion of taking the oath of office after the death of his adoptive father, king kamehameha iii, in january 1855. the speech refers to three of kamehameha iv’s predecessors: kamehameha i, the first king of the house of kamehameha; kamehameha ii and kamehameha iii, his two sons, who became kamehameha ii and kamehameha iii. kamehameha iv was the grandson of kamehameha i, and was adopted by his uncle and declared heir to the throne after the death of his father.
(1) give ear hawaii o keawe! maui o kama! oahu o kuihewa! kauai o mano!
(2) in the providence of god, and by the will of his late majesty kamehameha iii, this day read in your hearing, i have been called to the high and responsible position of the chief ruler of this nation. i am deeply sensible of the importance and sacredness of the great trust committed to my hands, and in the discharge of this trust, i shall abide by the constitution and laws which i have just sworn to maintain and support. it is not my wish to entertain you on the present occasion with pleasant promises for the future; but i trust that the close of my career will show that
select all correct answers.
read the excerpt from the passage.
but though dead he still lives. he lives in the hearts of his people! he lives in the liberal, the just, and the beneficent measures which it was always his pleasure to adopt.
which types of rhetoric does the speaker use in this excerpt?
□ pathos
□ rhetorical question
□ parallelism
□ repetition
□ rebuttal
□ analogy

Explanation:

1. Pathos: The excerpt uses emotional language (e.g., "he lives in the hearts of his people") to evoke feelings, which is pathos.
2. Repetition: The word "He lives" is repeated multiple times, creating a repetitive structure.
3. Parallelism: Phrases like "the liberal, the just, and the beneficent" use parallel structure (adjectives in a list).

Rhetorical question is not present (no question asked), analogy is not used (no comparison), and rebuttal is not present (no opposing argument refuted).

Answer:

• pathos
• repetition
• parallelism