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... 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. Here, "We are here because, right now" is repeated, emphasizing the reasons for the gathering and highlighting the plights of different groups. Understatement is minimizing something; tricolon is a group of three parallel elements; allusion is an indirect reference to something.

Answer:

C. anaphora