In Vico's theory of the evolution of human thought through rhetorical devices, which of the following was the final stage of linguistic development?
A) Irony
B) Metaphor
C) Metonym
D) Synecdoche

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According to Vico's theory, the final stage of linguistic development was irony, where language becomes self-conscious and recognizes its own limitations and ambiguities. Irony marks a level of sophistication and self-awareness in human language that goes beyond the use of metaphors, metonyms, and synecdoche.

In Vico's Theory of the Evolution of Human Thought Through