Read the following passage from "The War Prayer":
[I]n every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the
drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols
popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering.
How does Twain use a rhetorical device to support his purpose in this
passage?
A. He uses lists without conjunctions to quicken the pace and
increase the urgency of this passage.
B. He uses multiple conjunctions to increase the excitement and
drama of this passage.
C. He uses lists without conjunctions to highlight the calm solemnity
of the passage.
D. He uses the repetition of similar words to make the characters
seem easily persuaded.