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What literary term is this reading passage an example of from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Jr And this in the twentieth century nineteen hundred years since the Prince of Peace was born on earth?
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The full passage is:
Realize that out upon the plains of Manchuria tonight two hostile armies are facing each other--that now, while we are seated here, a million human beings may be hurled at each other's throats, striving with the fury of maniacs to tear each other to pieces! And this in the twentieth century, nineteen hundred years since the Prince of Peace was born on earth! Nineteen hundred years that his words have been preached as divine, and here two armies of men are rending and tearing each other like the wild beasts of the forest!
allusion
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The reading passage is an example of an allusion, as it references the birth of the Prince of Peace (Jesus Christ) in the context of the twentieth century (1900s). By mentioning this historical figure, the author evokes religious and moral connotations to make a point about the time period in which the story is set.
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