Question

What technique most contributes to the pace of the following excerpt?

"How queer it is to see only one being in the world, to have only one thought in one's mind, only one desire in the heart, and only one name on the lips—a name which comes up continually, rising, like the water in a spring, from the depths of the soul to the lips, a name which one repeats over and over again, which one whispers ceaselessly, everywhere, like a prayer."

use of descriptive imagery

use of short sentences

use of repetition

none of the above

Answer 1

A or C

Answer 2

C) use of repetition

Answer 3

C