what technique is being used in the line 'tools of the trade'? How does it emphasise the writer's message?

How do repetition and rhetorical question work together in this song? Why message is the singer trying to send by doing this?

"Whoopee! We’re all gonna die" is repeated a lot in the song. What techniques (aside from repetition) are being used, and why?

'Put down your books and pick up a gun' is an example of juxtaposition (or contrast). What do books and guns symbolise? And how are these contrasting ideas?

Identify an example of hyperbole in the lyrics and explain how it emphasizes the song’s criticism of war.

Go to war! Sign up now! Save your country! Enlist today! What technique is being used here?

Find two examples of colloquial language. How does this choice affect the audience’s understanding and emotional reaction to the message?

What is litotes, and how might litotes and sarcasm be similar?

Uncle Sam is a symbol (man, beard, hat, stars and stripes) who personifies the Govt/country. This symbol has been around since WW1. What technique is being used when referencing him in the song?

What technique could be used to describe the use of the following words - 'mothers', 'boys', 'fathers', 'sons'. How does this technique support the main idea in the song?