Question

read the excerpt from \the weary blues.\
he made that poor piano moan with melody,
o blues!
swaying to and fro on his rickety stool
he played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool,
sweet blues!
coming from a black man’s soul.
o blues!
the phrases “o blues!” and “sweet blues!” are examples of
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○ repetition.
○
○ simile.

Explanation:

Repetition is the deliberate reuse of words or phrases for emphasis or rhythm. In the excerpt, "O Blues!" and "Sweet Blues!" (along with "O Blues!" again) repeat phrases related to "Blues", fitting the definition of repetition. A simile uses "like" or "as" (here, "like a musical fool" is a simile, but the phrases in question don't use "like" or "as"). Other options (assuming the first was maybe "alliteration" or something else) don't fit as repetition does here.

Answer:

repetition