Read the following excerpt from henry david thoreau's "resistance to civil government":

it is truly enough said that a corporation has no conscience; but a corporation of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience.

which of these rhetorical devices does thoreau use here?

a. rhyme
b. parallelism
c. simile
d. theme

The answer is B. Parallelism.

Parallelism is the repetition of similar grammatical forms. It refers to using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter. This technique adds symmetry, effectiveness and balance to the written piece. It is also a rhetorical device that compounds words or phrases that have equivalent meanings so as to create a definite pattern.

"everyday

use" was written by alice walker. this is a story about two sisters, dee

and maggie wanting to have the handmade quilt. maggie wants to use the thing

for its purpose, while dee appreciates it for being “her heritage”.   the quilt represents family heritage. it was

believed that only dedication and years of hard work can represent a  quilt. 

mama decided to give

the quilts to her less fortunate daughter, maggie because she believed that dee

could not hold the true meaning of their family heritage and   that she would not use the quilts for their

purpose. however, dee believed that maggie can’t appreciate the quilts just as

how she sees them, and she thought that the quilt will be put to “everyday use”

by maggie and within 5 years or so, the quilt will turn into a rag. in the story, dee strongly believed that maggie do not deserve the quilts.

explanation:

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