Which rhetorical appeal is used here?

I would go with option A. pathos.

Explanation:

Logos is an appeal to the audience's logic. That means logical arguments are presented in an order so as to take the audience down a path: due to X and Y, we should conclude Z. That is not what this specific excerpt is about.

Pathos, on the other hand, is an appeal to the audience's emotions. It targets shared feelings and cultural values with the goal of having the listener relate to what is being said. The excerpt mentions an army of mercenaries and then immediately uses words such as death, desolation, tyranny, cruelty, and perfidy. Those words, due to their meanings, have the power to scare an audience. They cause a very clear emotion: fear. It is fear that is being appealed to. Thus, the rhetorical appeal is none other than pathos.

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."

imagery :

"facing the rising sun of our new day begun"

paints a vivid picture and emphasizes the meaning, purpose, and emotional weight of the piece

alliteration:

"sing a song full of the faith".

contributes to the musical quality

oxymoron:

"silent tears"

intensifies the emotional content of the poem

simile :

"loud as the rolling sea"

conveys a sense of widespread rejoicing

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