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Read this passage:

She was a warrior with the soft armor of a seamstress; a
warrior with the powerful weapon of the Sunday school
teacher; a warrior wearing a warrior's helmet made of a
crown of perfectly coiled braids; a soldier whose tank in
this battle was a city bus; an improbable warrior leading an
unlikely army of waitresses and street sweepers and
shopkeepers and auto mechanics; a warrior protected in
this army by the piercing weapons of love and nonviolence,
more powerful than any weapons or any army before or
since.
- Jennifer Granholm, "Remembering Rosa Parks"
Which element in this passage from "Remembering Rosa Parks" creates the
most interesting and powerful rhythm for the audience?
A. The idea of weapons of love
B. The repetition of the word warrior
C. The image of a military tank
D. The reference to waitresses

1 Answer

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The answer is the repetition of the word warrior
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