Iwas more than a runner. i was a racer. i often asked
myself, "why don't you run faster, diego? " i could always
run faster. i knew it. running was my life. running was my
soul. running running. running. i could never stop. i was
like time itself, falling forward, as fast as i possibly could.
tick. tock. diego the clock. that's how i got my nickname.
which statement best describes the purpose of using repetition in the
excerpt?
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a. the use of repetition connects one idea to another so the
audience can understand the speaker's point.
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b. the use of repetition makes the audience uncertain about whether
the speaker is telling the truth.
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c. the use of repetition creates a rhythm similar to running that
makes the speech more vivid
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d. the use of repetition gives the audience a sense of how fast diego
can run