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 the repetition of similar words to make the characters seem easily persuaded.
B.
He uses lists without conjunctions to highlight the calm solemnity of the passage.
C.
He uses multiple conjunctions to increase the excitement and drama of this passage.
D.
He uses lists without conjunctions to quicken the pace and increase the urgency of this passage.
D.
He uses lists without conjunctions to quicken the pace and increase the urgency of this passage.