Rhetorical Devices In Truman Capote's In Cold Blood

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Throughout, In Cold Blood, a nonfiction novel written by Truman Capote displays many examples of rhetorical devices. Capote utilizes rhetorical devices to make his audience understand the urgency, seriousness, and setting in this text and dialogue. The two murderers, Perry and Dick drive long and far to Holcomb. Along the drive Dick says, “The bank, that must be the bank, now we turn west—see the trees? This is it, this has to be it.” This evidentiary support specifically represents the rhetorical device of tone. Dick uses words including “must, now, turn” as well as the statement, “This is it, this has to be it” thus alluding to the urgency and eagerness in his voice. This adds suspense because the reader doesn’t know exactly where they're