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Rhetorical Devices In Dragon

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In my RIP, rhetorical devices symbolize the dragon as an evil force by delivering its aura and persona. For instance, the phrase where the dragon “soar[s] above the midnight sky with bat-like wings” is an imagery that creates the scene by featuring the dragon’s physical traits and depicting it as a flying creature. To physically characterize the dragon, the simile that the dragon has “scales like a slythering snake” compares the dragon to a snake to emphasize its deceptive nature. Recognizing that the dragon is known as the “Destroyer,” this allusion also refers to a religious reference of the Devil, while the “Creator” is known as God in Christianity. By describing the dragon, the rhetorical strategies portray the unnatural creature as a malevolent entity. …show more content…

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