Question

I could never be as hardworking as my father. I had grown up hearing stories about how he started helping with the family's

income when he was a young boy. Somehow, he always managed to ace in his studies and sports as well. Even though I thought I
was doing pretty well compared to my peers, to my father, I was not making the best use of time.
"Waste of time in your prime is a crime, my boy!" my father would say whenever I was floating aimlessly in the swimming pool.
At any moment I felt lazy, my father's words would echo in my ears like the ringtone of an alarm.
The rhyme in the father's dialogue
OA. shows how hardworking the speaker really is.
OB. helps the speaker remember his words more vividly.
OC. explains to the reader the importance of stories.
OD. helps the reader imagine the father's childhood.

Answer 1

OB. helps the speaker remember his words more vividly.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given passage, the narrator/ speaker admits how he would never live up to his father's expectations. Moreover, he also believes that his father would never be satisfied with the way he is living his life.

But most of all, he clearly remembers the words of his father- "Waste of time in your prime is a crime, my boy!" which always becomes a reminder of how "aimless" his life is/ felt like. And this echo of words became more like an alarm ringtone. The rhyme of words such as "time, prime, crime" presents a vivid memory in the boy, making it more ingrained in his consciousness.

Thus, the correct answer is that the rhyme helps the speaker remember his father's words more vividly.