Which statement best expresses the meaning of these lines from “the courage that my mother had”? that courage like a rock, which she / has no more need of, and i have. a. the speaker equates her mother's courage with a rock. b. the speaker needs the kind of courage her mother showed. c. the speaker realizes her mother no longer needs courage d. the speaker realizes her mother found courage in rocks.

If I were to awnser  this I would of chose c because if the mother is comparing the rock to her courage it means she doesn’t need the courage anymore it’s like she already has it.

The answer is B. The speaker needs the kind of courage her mother showed trust me i took the quiz

being buried alive

explanation:

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.