read the passage from a room of ones own. the...
read the passage from a room of ones own. the history of mens opposition to womens emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself. an amusing book might be made of it if some young student at girton or newnham would collect examples and deduce a theory,—but she would need thick gloves on her hands, and bars to protect her of solid gold. which rhetorical device is used in this text? irony alliteration alliteration overstatement understatement
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# Brief Explanations:
The passage exaggerates the difficulties a young female student would face in researching the history of men's opposition to women's emancipation, like needing thick gloves and bars to protect solid - gold, which is an overstatement. There is no repetition of initial sounds (alliteration), no ironic contrast, and it is not an understatement.
# Answer:
overstatement