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 rhetorical device of repeating a word/phrase at the start of successive clauses. The passage opens three sections with "We are here because, right now", which matches this definition. Understatement is downplaying a situation, tricolon is three parallel elements, and allusion is referencing another work/figure—none fit as closely.

Answer:

anaphora