The following passage (paragraph 12) adds to the development of the text mainly by explaining that
Authors use rhetorical devices like similes, metaphors, and irony, among a long list of other things, to
convince their audiences in more subtle ways. Thomas Jefferson was a learned student of literature and
philosophy and had a keen sense of how to use these devices. In the Declaration of Independence, he
employed a straightforward style but used rhetorical devices such as alliteration, allusion, euphony, and
repetition to drive home his points. The rhetoric used during the late colonial period was instrumental in
fostering the revolutionary spirit that defined the times and formed the basis of the arguments that led to the
founding of the United States of America.
OA. Thomas Jefferson was a well-educated scholar and politician
B. the first rhetorical devices originated in ancient Greece
OC. Thomas Jefferson knew he could not convince people without rhetorical devices
OD. rhetorical devices were influential in the founding of the United States of America