EXCERPT FROM NIGHT
By: Elie Wiesel
“The beloved objects that we had carried with us from place to place were left behind in the wagon and, with them, finally, our illusions. Every few yards, there stood an SS man, his machine gun trained on us. Hand in hand we followed the throng.”
Because the colonists were divided into two parties, the Loyalists and the Patriots.
The Loyalists believed that the colonies should still live under the rule of Britain.
The Patriots believed that the colonies should break free from oppression.
Figure of Speech (or stylistic
device or rhetorical device) is using of different styles to complement an
idea, feeling or meaning. These speeches give importance, newness of
expression, or clearness. The following are the figures of speeches:
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Synecdoche, Anastrophe, Anaphora, Antonomasia, Personification,
Simile, Analogy, Metaphor, Alliteration, Euphemism, Assonance, Idiom, Funny Metaphors, Jargon, Double Negative, Anadiplosis, Appositive, Enthymeme, Parallelism,<span> Adjunction</span>, Antithesis, Apostrophe, Climax, Metonymy, Oxymoron, Litotes, Paralipsis, Hyperbole,<span> Onomatopoeia,
Imagery, Symbol, Pun</span>, Allegory, Tautology, Rhetoric, Zeugma, Anticlimax, Consonance, Irony, Polysyndeton, Rhetorical
Question, Asyndeton, Parenthesis, Antimetabole, Epistrophe, Understatement, Chiasmus, Epithet and <span>False Analogy.</span></span>
