Asked by Richard
Hi! I'm trying to find a lit device for this quote. This quote is from "The Story of An Hour" by Kate Chopin. I'm struggling to find a lit device. So far I've come up with "contrasting diction" but I'm trying to find an even stronger one.
Passage:
“There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have the right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. A kind intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime…”
Passage:
“There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have the right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. A kind intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime…”
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Answered by
Writeacher
Possibly this?
http://literary-devices.com/content/litotes
http://literary-devices.com/content/litotes
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