Read the excerpt from "what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”

when the dogs in your streets, when the fowls of the air, when the cattle on your hills, when the fish of the sea, and the reptiles that crawl, shall be unable to distinguish the slave from a brute, then will i argue with you that the slave is a man!

what effect does the repetition of the word “when” have?
a) the repetition gives the excerpt a philosophical quality.
b) the repetition distracts readers from douglass’s original point.
c) the repetition clarifies the time in which the speech was delivered.
d) the repetition reinforces douglass’s incredulity at the opposition’s attitudes.

C) The repetition clarifies the time in which the speech was delivered.

There's your answer!

the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.