AP Lang & Comp: Grammatical and Rhetorical Devices
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AP Lang & Comp: Grammatical and Rhetorical Devices
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Question:
"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London; that a young healthy child, well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing, and wholesome food."
What strategy does the author use to achieve the sentence's effect?
A. delaying the important information until the end
B. using parallelism to emphasize irony
C. appealing to popular prejudices
D. using the conditional mood to temper shock
Answer:
A. delaying the important information until the end