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Read the excerpt from Alexander the Great’s speech at Opis.


And then tell them that, when his fleet had successfully completed its voyage along the whole coast from India to Persis and you were safe back in Susa, you deserted him and took yourselves off, leaving him to the mercy of the very barbarians he had defeated. A fine tale indeed, sure to raise you in men’s esteem and meet with the gods’ approval.

Which rhetorical device does Alexander use?

antithesis
hyperbole
irony
meiosis

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Alexander uses the rhetorical device known as irony, as shown in the third answer option.

What is irony?

  • It is the rhetorical resource that expresses the opposite of its denotative meaning.
  • It's the narrator's way of expressing something, showing the opposite of what he wanted to say.

We can see the use of irony in the sentence "A fine tale indeed, sure to raise you in men’s esteem and meet with the gods’ approval."

This sentence is ironic because Alexander was making fun of the man who abandoned the crew that helped him. Alexander does not believe that what man has done is beautiful nor that his deeds will be approved by gods and men, but he said this to underscore the indignation he felt.

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