USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Parallelism is a rhetorical technique in which a writer
A
compares unlike things.
B
asks the reader questions.
C
emphasizes the main idea.
D
repeats the same initial sound in words.
E
expresses ideas in the same grammatical form.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -parallelism, in rhetoric, component of literary style in both prose and poetry, in which coordinate ideas are arranged in phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that balance one element with another of equal importance and similar wording.

Detailed explanation-2: -Parallelism refers to using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence. It makes the sentence concise, clear, and easy to read. Parallel structure is important especially in items in a series, paired items, and items in an outline or list.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parallelism is a term used in literature that refers to two or more words or phrases in sentences that are the same grammatically, as well as in meaning. In other words, they repeat within the text. It can be used by writers as a grammatical technique to help make writing more interesting and impactful.

Detailed explanation-4: -Parallelism in literature and rhetoric For the most part, parallelism in rhetoric will look the same in grammar. For example: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This famous English proverb is a very good parallelism example being employed in rhetoric.

Detailed explanation-5: -In English grammar, parallelism (also called parallel structure or parallel construction) is the repetition of the same grammatical form in two or more parts of a sentence.

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