In this excerpt from "Self-Reliance," Emerson uses the rhetorical technique of to help persuade his readers.

Which is an example of perfect iambic pentameter? a. "i have been worth the whistle." b. "whose reverence even the head-lugg'd bear would lick," c. "a man, a prince, by him so benefited! " d. "ere they have done their mischief. where's they drum? " e. "marry, your manhood, mew! "