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Which rhetorical device best describes the example shown?
You know Donna Weems as the Shakespeare of our school, always
writing skits for the school assemblies. Now it's time to vote for her for
treasurer.
A. Antithesis
B. Simile
C. Allusion
D. Understatement


Sagot :

The rhetorical device which best describes the example shown is; Choice C; Allusion.

Antithesis and Allusion as Rhetorical devices

Antithesis is used in literature in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect.

An allusion put simply, is when one hints at something and expect the other person to understand what we are referencing.

Hence, it follows particularly from the line; "You know Donna Weems as the Shakespeare of our school" that the rhetorical device is; Allusion.

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Answer:C

Explanation:C