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Socrates’ use of the word “Herculean” in this excerpt from The Apology is an example of what literary device?

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herculean is a form of allusion

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"Herculean" is a form of an allusion and is a form of a literary device which is used to reference to a famous character, setting, or a significant event that happened in the past, a form of music, a kind of art, or any other form of literary creation.
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