Read the following excerpt from the revision of the Declaration of Independence:
He has abdicated government here, withdrawing his
governors, and declaring us out of his allegiance and
protection. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts,
burnt our towns and destroyed the lives of our people: He
is at this time transporting large armies of foreign
mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation
and tyranny already begun with circumstances of cruelty
and perfidy unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
What rhetorical device does this passage use?
A. Metonymy
B. Parallelism
C. Diction
D. Metaphor