I need to find a literary device for this part from The Diary of a Young Girl:Anne Frank “Have you ever heard the term “hostages”? That’s the latest punishment for saboteurs. It’s the most horribl

I need to find a literary device for this part from The Diary of a Young Girl:Anne Frank

“Have you ever heard the term “hostages”? That’s the latest punishment for saboteurs. It’s the most horrible thing you can imagine. Leading citizens—innocent people—are taken prisoner to await their execution. If the Gestapo can’t find the saboteur, they simply grab five hostages and line them up against the wall. You read the announcements of their death in the paper, where they’re referred to as “fatal accidents.” 

Fine specimens of humanity, those Germans, and to think I’m actually one of them! No, that’s not true, Hitler took away our nationality long ago. And besides, there are no greater enemies on earth than the Germans and the Jews.