LITERARY DEVICES USED IN "CHILD LABOR & WOMEN SUFFRAGE"

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"We have two million children under sixteen earning their bread." The use of 'bread' is an example of _________

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symbolism

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"Men, women, youth, boys increase as breadwinners; but girls aged 12-20 double most from census to census."

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Repetition

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In Georgia there is no restriction whatever!

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Ecphonesis

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Alabama limits children's night work to 8 hours; New Jersey allows all night.

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Contrast

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If mothers and teachers in Georgia could vote, would the Legislature have refused to stop child labor under 12?

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Rhetorical Question

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"Would the New Jersey Legislature have passed that repeal bill enabling girls of fourteen to work all night if mothers were enfranchised? Until mothers in industrial states are enfranchised, we cannot free our consciences from this evil."

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Hypophora