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The author used rhetorical question in order to catch their audiences attention, to start a discussion, to show her beliefs and to create a dramatic effect on the situation to make it more interesting.

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"neither lawn, nor hedges, nor tennis court" The author repeatedly states what is missing in the school yard to emphasize the deficiencies it has compared to the other high school she went to. The repetition of "nor" also further draws attention to what is missing from the yard.

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"neither lawn, nor hedges, nor tennis court" here the speaker is emphasizing the fact that Lafayette County Training School is different from other schools by repeating the word "nor"

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Angelou uses rhetorical questions to make the reader question the trueness of the information they have been taught about influential people like Owen and the Brown Bomber

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Angelou uses rheotorical questions to create a dramatic effect. Also maybe oxymoron? "concrete angel".

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"if the borrower was qualified and if the diamond was not occupied"

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The author uses induction, she starts with the example of a brother, and then move into the greater idea that her brother, and others alike, had to "pay penance for their skin" through

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This is a metaphor as the author uses heaven as a way to establish their faith.

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The author uses induction, she starts with the example of a brother, and then move into the greater idea that her brother, and others alike, had to "pay penance for their skin" through doing jobs that he is seen as appropriate to do by society.

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The author mentions that the clouds are objects of great concerns. This grabs the readers attention since it is a powerful metaphor.

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Polysyndeton: Lost tears were pounded to mud and then to dust.