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Obama's Speech at Selma, 2015"
by Barack Obama

We know the march is not yet over. We know the race is not yet won. We know that reaching that blessed destination where we are judged, all of us, by the content of our character requires admitting as much, facing up to the truth.



Remarks by President Barack Obama at the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Marches

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Use the passage to answer the question.

Select the correct answers from the lists to identify the rhetorical device used in the passage and describe its purpose.

(2 points)
The passage uses  in order to

Answer 1

The passage uses anaphora (the repeated phrase "We know") in order to emphasize that the struggle is unfinished and to urge listeners to acknowledge the truth and continue working for equality.