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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Select the correct answers from the lists to identify the rhetorical device used in the passage and describe its purpose.
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The passage uses anaphora in order to emphasize the ongoing struggle for racial equality and the importance of acknowledging the challenges that remain in achieving true justice and equality.
Anaphora is the repetition of phrases or words at the beginning of consecutive sentences, which in this case drives home the message that the work towards achieving a just society is not complete.
