Question

Read the passage.

"Can’t do it. Won’t do it. No, I refuse to do it.” These were the thoughts that went through Spencer’s mind as he trudged out to the dumpster for the tenth time that afternoon. Those fools thought they could push him around just because he was the newest person on the job. No one else had to walk down the back stairs into the cold, wet afternoon to take out the trash 10 times in one day! "Well, joke’s on them,” he thought as he tossed the bag of trash into the dumpster and kept on walking toward the bus stop instead of heading back in to finish his shift.

Which stylistic element most contributes to Spencer’s outraged voice?

vivid language
sentence variety
informal language
incorrect punctuation

Answer 1

sentence variety

The short, choppy sentences and repetition ("Can’t do it. Won’t do it. No, I refuse to do it.") create an abrupt, emphatic rhythm that conveys Spencer’s outrage.