Read the quotation from "A Psalm of Life." Let the dead past bury its dead! What is the effect of the repetition of the word “dead” in this line?

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AnsellC · Answer 1 · 2018-08-22T10:42:06+0000

The effect of the repetition of the word “dead” in this line is that it reinforces the idea that one should live in the present, not in the past.