Question

Which rhetorical device does the author use in these lines to enable the reader to feel the terror he experiences?

The man, after looking at me for a moment, turned me upside down, and emptied my pockets. There was nothing in them but a piece of bread.

hyperbole

climax

anticlimax

euphemism

Answer 1

euphemism because it is used to describe something unpleasant if i am wrong i am sorry

Answer 2

wait didnt read that correctly hold on a second

Answer 3

ok lol

Answer 4

im stuck lol

Answer 5

anticlimax-A rhetorical term for an abrupt shift from a serious or noble tone to a less exalted one :0 i think this may be it

Answer 6

how sure?

Answer 7

ok so the boy gets truned upside down by the man, the boy on the other hand didnt get worried because he knew that there was only a peice of bread in his pocket so the man didnt have no reason to take it so : A rhetorical term for an abrupt shift from a serious or noble tone to a less exalted one : the man thought that there would be money or something more so it was a peice of bread so it was a shift from a serious to a less serious one

Answer 8

if its not correct im sorry :/

Answer 9

its ok thank you thou

Answer 10

was it wrong 7:

Answer 11

im not even sure yet lol its a test im takin

Answer 12

oh im pretty sure anticlimax is the answer