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Which device does the phrase "war is kind" illustrate best

simile
alliteration
style
irony

User Dazfl
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Answer:

irony

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User Joeschwa
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This is irony.

It is irony because war is anything but kind. Alliteration would be if both words started with the same letter. Style is not a device, and a simile is when you compare something to something.
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