The Tiger (not to be confused the excellent, but lesser poem, "The Tyger")

 Read this poem by six-year-old poet Nael:

            The Tiger

        The tiger
        He destroyed his cage
        Yes
        YES
        The tiger is out

What literary term drives the emphasis of this poem?

a. alliteration

b. archetypes

c. repetition

d. hyperbole

Scroll down for the answer.

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The repeating of the word "Yes", especially with the second iteration being in all caps, draws attention to it.  If an poet is doing something that draws attention to a word or line, that's where the poem's meaning is.  The correct answer is C.