What effect does the repetition in "We can plant it, we can tend it, and we can share it" have?

Councillors, neighbours, friends: last winter Mr Kowalski's roses were bulldozed for a car park nobody asked for. I remember him standing at his gate that Saturday morning, hands empty, watching sixty years of work disappear. Who among us wants to leave our children a town made only of concrete? Our town does not need more asphalt. It needs shade, fruit and a place to sit. We can plant it, we can tend it, and we can share it. So tonight I ask you to do one simple thing: vote for the community garden.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. It builds momentum and uses inclusive language to share responsibility

  1. Step 1: The same opening 'we can' starts each part (anaphora), creating a steady rhythm.
  2. Step 2: The pronoun 'we' includes everyone, which presents the garden as a joint effort.
Answer
momentum and inclusive language.
Why not the others: The repetition is controlled, not hesitant; no failures are listed; 'we' joins the speaker with the audience.

Practise more Analysing Texts and Passages.

Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed NSW HSC mock tests.

All Analysing Texts and Passages questionsTake a mock test

More Analysing Texts and Passages questions