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what english language techniques are in this quote from The Handmaids Tale. 'I almost gasp: he's said a forbidden word. Sterile. There is no such thing as a sterile man anymore, not officially. There are only women who are fruitful and women who are barren, that's the law.'

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Answer: Probably irony is being used, as well as repetition

Explanation: Irony may be used since the quotes states that the character is surprised that a man has become sterile. And repetition is used when the character keeps on repeating sterile multiple times giving emphasis to it.