Question 5
Read the excerpt from "A Shackled Editor."
Our hearts are all right, but we have no papers of our own, haven't sense enough to get any,
and, while we are grinding out commonplaces, are grinding our teeth over emotions that
would not seem commonplace at all could they get into print.
What is most likely the intended effect of the repetition of the
words grinding and commonplace?
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B
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D
It draws attention to the daily frustration that many journalists feel.
It emphasizes the physical fatigue that many journalists suffer.
It highlights the fact that many journalists do not like their jobs.
It illustrates how many journalists are emotionally attached to their work.