Which of these rhetorical devices does thoreau use here
It does not keep the country free. It does not settle the West. It does not educate.
metaphor
rhyme
parallelism
similie
1 answer
The rhetorical device used here by Thoreau is parallelism. This is seen in the repetition of the phrase "It does not" at the beginning of each sentence, emphasizing the lack of effectiveness of the mentioned actions.