Question

Read the excerpt from a speech on work experiences.

Every day we worked from sunup to sundown. Every day we broke our backs in the fields. Every day we stared at brown dirt and green plants and more brown dirt. Every day the sun beat down on us. And every day we did it again.

What is the effect of the repetition in the excerpt?

It underscores the challenge of the work.
It emphasizes the monotony of the work.
It shows how long the workers’ days are.

Answer 1

It emphasizes the monotony of the work. The repeated phrase "Every day" stresses the routine, relentlessness, and sameness of their labor (though it also contributes to a sense of long, hard days).