Question

match each statement with the rhetorical device it uses to persuade the audience. metaphor rhetorical question allusion understatement parallel structure woolf enjoyed reading, attending group discussions, and taking walks. many students need loans for college. how long will it take before we act? we are asking for donations for the school play. dont be a scrooge! art and science are branches of the same river. virginia woolf and henrik ibsen wrote a few little things.

Explanation:

1. metaphor: "Art and science are branches of the same river" compares art and science to branches of a river, using metaphor (implicit comparison).
2. rhetorical question: "Many students need loans for college. How long will it take before we act?" asks a question not for answer but to persuade, so rhetorical question.
3. allusion: "We are asking for donations for the school play. Don’t be a Scrooge!" alludes to the character Scrooge (from A Christmas Carol) to imply stinginess.
4. understatement: "Virginia Woolf and Henrik Ibsen wrote a few little things" downplays their significant works, using understatement.
5. parallel structure: "Woolf enjoyed reading, attending group discussions, and taking walks" uses parallelism with "reading, attending, taking" (same grammatical structure).

Answer:

• metaphor: Art and science are branches of the same river.
• rhetorical question: Many students need loans for college. How long will it take before we act?
• allusion: We are asking for donations for the school play. Don’t be a Scrooge!
• understatement: Virginia Woolf and Henrik Ibsen wrote a few little things.
• parallel structure: Woolf enjoyed reading, attending group discussions, and taking walks.