This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.
'Beautiful Kareendi, flower of my heart. No one but you can type them. For I want to send them care of the address of your heart, by the post of your heart, to be read by the eye of your heart, thereafter to be kept within your heart, sealed there forever and ever.'
The dominant device in this extract is
The extract uses a series of phrases that repeat a structure while slightly varying the words and meaning:
Each phrase builds on the previous one to emphasise the intensity of the speaker’s feelings. This technique is called progressive repetition because it repeats the same idea in a slightly varied way to reinforce emotion and create a rhythmic, cumulative effect.
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