Question

read the passage from a speech by president barack obama.
mr. secretary general; your excellencies, we are here because, right now, in crowded camps and cities around the world, there are families ... who’ve endured years .. . as refugees, surviving on rations and aid, and who dream of someday, somehow, having a home of their own.
we’re here because, right now, there are young girls ... who’ve suffered unspeakable abuse ... who pray at night that someone might rescue them from their torment. ...
we are here because, right now, there are mothers separated from their children—like the woman in a camp in greece, who held on to her family photographs ... and who said \my breath is my children ... every day i am dying 10, 20, 30 times.\
which rhetorical device does obama use in this passage?
○ understatement
○ tricolon
○ anaphora
○ allusion

Explanation:

Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. In the passage, Obama repeatedly uses "We're here because, right now" at the start of multiple sentences, which fits the definition of anaphora. Understatement downplays something, tricolon is a series of three, and allusion refers to another work/idea—none match as well as anaphora here.

Answer:

C. anaphora