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The governor-fool that he is-vetoed the bill even after it passed both houses of legislature unanimously.
-Rhetorical Devices

"There is truth in what she says," began the minister, with a sweet voice, tremulous, but powerful, insomuch as the hall re-echoed."
-The Scarlet Letter
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PARENTHESIS

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The governor-fool that he is-vetoed the bill even after it passed both houses of legislature unanimously.
-Rhetorical Devices

"There is truth in what she says," began the minister, with a sweet voice, tremulous, but powerful, insomuch as the hall re-echoed."
-The Scarlet Letter
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ANAPHORA

REPEATED BEGINNINGS OF CLAUSES
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny compared to what lies within us."
-Rhetorical Devices

"Thou wast not bold!—thou wast not true!" answered the child. "Thou wouldst not promise to take my hand, and mother's hand, to-morrow noon-tide!"
-The Scarlet Letter

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ANALOGY

PRAGMATIC VERSION OF SIMILE, COMPARISON
"As the endless waves wash eternally upon the shore, so does true love overwhelm the soul."
-Rhetorical Devices


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SIMILE

COMPARISON OF TWO THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY SOMEWHAT RELATED
"You should sing tonight as a bird in spring, calling for its mate."
-Rhetorical Devices

"The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present..."
-Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
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METAPHOR

SPEAKS OF ONE THING AS IF IT WERE ANOTHER
"She had the smile of a supermodel."
-Rhetorical Devices

"The bow of God's wrath is bent."
-Sinners in the hands of an Angry God

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