Question

(MC)Read this sentence from Abraham Lincoln’s letter to a citizen of Kentucky:

By general law, life and limb must be protected; yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life, but a life is never wisely given to save a limb.

Which rhetorical device does Lincoln use in this sentence, and for what purpose?

Metaphor; shows that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Metaphor; shows that all parts of the whole must be protected

Simile; shows that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Simile; shows that all parts of the whole must be protected

Answer 1

Please explain.... I do not just want the answer... I want to understand.

Answer 2

@linda3

Answer 3

@Leightonhurst

Answer 4

explain

Answer 5

@EclipsedStar help?

Answer 6

@Tootles143 @Luigi0210

Answer 7

@readergirl12

Answer 8

What do you think? c:

Answer 9

I think it's A. *^-^*