which poetic device does this quote use

“Why no one on our side had even thought of firing a gun, because when you came right down to it, we didn’t like guns and did not believe in them”

is sarcasm one

also mood coward

The quote provided displays an example of a poetic device called anaphora. Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. In this case, the phrase "we didn't" is repeated at the start of consecutive clauses: "we didn't like guns" and "we didn't believe in them." This repetition creates rhythm and emphasis, giving the quote a poetic quality.