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Macbeth, Part 1: Using Reading Strategies to Paraphrase

Question 2 • English 2 Sem 2 (10013400) BCPS 2025-26

Read the passage. Which rhetorical device does Macbeth use when he says, "Who can be wise, amaz’d, temperate and furious, / loyal and neutral, in a moment?”

Answer
A
irony
B
metonymy
C
synecdoche
D
rhetorical question

Explanation

Macbeth asks, “Who can be wise, amaz’d, temperate and furious, / loyal and neutral, in a moment?” to emphasize that a person cannot hold these conflicting reactions all at once. He is not seeking an actual reply, so the line is a rhetorical question, choice D.

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