Question 140 • **MFISD ENGLISH 3 B 22-23 CR
Kerouac repeats the phrase “it’s all” at the beginning of the excerpt: “It’s all in California, it’s all a sea.” This repeated wording creates a rhythmic pattern as the sentence moves forward. The vivid descriptions contribute to the imagery, but repetition is the clearest source of rhythm here.
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