We passed the school, where children strove
at recess – in the ring –
we passed the fields of gazing grain –
we passed the setting sun –

why does dickinson most likely repeat the word “passed” three times in this stanza?

Dickinson most likely repeated the word "passed" three times in this stanza because the words convey a sense of steady motion.

To add, Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Except for Walt Whitman, Dickinson is now recognized as the most important American poet of the 19th century. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts.

i think the best answer would be d allowing 30 seconds between response would give time for what was already said to sink down in your mind.