(A) allusion.
(B) alliteration.
(C) repetition.
(D) ** parallel structure
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Concept note-1: -Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. Meaning of this quote: Great minds love to discover the new ideas, average minds love to discover the things which already happened. Small minds love to talk about the other people.
Concept note-2: -Eleanor Roosevelt, United States’ former first lady took the globe by storm when she quoted the saying “great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events and small minds discuss people” in 1901.
Concept note-3: -Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.-Eleanor Roosevelt: Lined 6 x 9 journal, Eleanor Roosevelt quote on retro patterned background.
Concept note-4: -When the quote says “Small minds discuss people, ” it means that those who discuss people as an end to itself are shallow. Unfortunately, a fair segment of the media and our population today dedicate themselves to discussing people.