Gandhi writes, "Today we feel that we are dependent upon them [British] for our internal and external security . . . The Rajahs are dependent upon the British for their powers and the millionaires for their millions. The British know our helplessness and Sir Thomas Holland cracks jokes quite legitimately at the expense of the non-cooperationists. To get Swaraj then is to get rid of our helplessness." Evaluate the effect of the repeated word "dependent" on the sentence. Using complete sentences and Standard English usage, write a response describing how the repetition reveals meaning in the passage. Use the template below.

Through the use of (insert rhetorical device) and ("quote repeated word or phrase in parenthesis), Gandhi (strong verb) that (the meaning of the passage).