Who inspired you to write freewriting

How does the author use structure to create tension in the excerpt

At four hundred miles they stopped to eat, at a thousand miles they pitched their camp. they had traveled for just three days and nights, a six weeks' journey for ordinary men. this excerpt is repeated several times. how does this repetition affect the epic?

Which piece of evidence from the article best explains a reason for black writers to differentiate their writing styles from white writers?