The statements that use parallel structure are:
- I ate tacos, beans, and rice for dinner last night.
- Mary's favorite activities include cheerleading, parasailing, and hiking.
- I came; I saw; I conquered.
- The angry dog barked at his owner, scratched the door, and created a mess.
- To succeed is to be happy in life.
- Jacob would like to buy both a new hat and a new laptop.
These all present repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence, thus keeping the rhythm of th line.
The meaning is that the oppressed know and understand what their experiences are. Oppressors can’t understand or determine the truth of the oppressed because they have no understanding of how the oppressed feel. The oppressed also see the truth in the behavior for the oppressors. For example, black people know the truth of their oppression because we specifically have the experience.
