Which of the following stylistic devices is used in the following
excerpt from the 1992 Democratic Convention Address by
Former New York Governor, Mario Cuomo? "… the ship of
state is headed for the rock. The crew knows it.
The passengers
know it. Only the captain of the ship, President Bush, appears
not to know it."a. Alliteration
b. Simile
c. Metaphor
d. Antithesis
e. Personification
c
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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