<p>“Only a few times in my life have I seen such a majestic and beautiful spectacle as I did then…”</p>
<p>The intended rhetorical effect of the quotation is…</p>
<p>to emphasize that this fantastic spectacle is unprecedented in human history.</p>
<p>I thought that answer choice was incorrect because the word “unprecedented” literally means “never before known or experienced.” However, in the quote, the speaker says, “only a few times…,” which means the fantastic spectacle HAS been seen before.</p>
<p>(If anyone has the Cliff’s AP Lang book, this is question 46 on page 131.)</p>