Question

comparing arguments from diverse perspectives
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?
allusion
anaphora
tricolon
understatement

Explanation:

The passage repeats the phrase "We are here because, right now" multiple times at the beginning of successive clauses. Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive clauses for emphasis and rhetorical effect. There is no allusion (reference to something else), tricolon (a series of three parallel elements), or understatement (down - playing something) present in the way this repetition is used.

Answer:

anaphora