In paragraph 13 of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay titled "Education," where do examples of allusion, analogy, rhetorical questions, imperative...

Paragraph 13 of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay titled
“Education” contains a number of rhetorical techniques that are effective in various
ways. Examples include the
following:

• Allusion.
  An one point, Emerson alludes to

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an eminent reformer, of whom it was said “his
patience could see in the bud of the aloe the blossom at the end of a hundred
years.”

Although the
“reformer” remains unidentified in most editions of Emerson’s essays, Emerson, by citing
this authority, gives added weight to his own argument. Emerson implies that he is well
read and that he has given serious thought to his
topic.

• Analogy. One
  effective example of a use of analogy occurs when Emerson writes that a teacher hampered
  by unruly students “knows as much vice as the judge of a police court.” The comparison
  of a school (a place for education) and a court (a place for punishment) is memorable
  and striking, implying that these two places ideally should not resemble each other at
  all.


• Imperative sentences. A
  good example of an imperative sentence occurs when Emerson writes,
  “Try your design on the best school.” This sentence is effective because
  it is brief; it is blunt; it issues a command rather than merely making a statement; and
  it directly addresses the reader, thus stimulating the reader’s
  interest.


• Rhetorical questions.
  Emerson uses a rhetorical question when, discussing the frustrations of a
  teacher pressed for time, he asks, “how can he please
  himself with genius, and foster modest
  virtue?”

By asking a question rather than
making a statement, Emerson encourages his readers to think for themselves, but he also,
of course, implies the correct answer. He implicitly gives the reader credit for
intelligence and good sense, because he implies that of course the reader will come to
the right conclusion. The rhetorical question contributes to the sheer variety of types
of sentences that Emerson uses, thus keeping his phrasing from seeming boringly
predictable. In this particular case, the rhetorical question stimulates the reader to
examine his own conscience and admit his own
imperfections.

• Sentence variety
  and pacing. Consider the opening sentences of the
  essay:

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So to regard the young child, the young man,
requires, no doubt, rare patience: a patience that nothing but faith in the remedial
forces of the soul can give [29 words]. You see his sensualism; you see his want of
those tastes and perceptions which make the power and safety of your character [22
words]. Very likely [2 words]. But he has something else [5
words].

By creating variety
in the length of his sentences, Emerson prevents them from seeming boring or monotonous.
He also gives particular weight and emphasis to the short sentences. They seem
especially forceful.

All in all, Emerson's use of various
rhetoric devices in this essay not only helps make the essays interesting to read but
also helps display, by its own example, the advantages of a good
education.