Question

comparing arguments from diverse perspectives
quiz
complete
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... whove
endured years... as refugees, surviving on rations
and aid, and who dream of someday, somehow, having
a home of their own.
were here because, right now, there are young girls
... whove 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. In the passage, "We are here because" is repeated at the start of each paragraph.
Understatement is minimizing something, which is not the case here.
Tricolon is a group of three parallel elements, but the focus here is on the repeated introductory phrase.
Allusion is a reference to something else, which isn't present.

Answer:

anaphora