The sentence presents the simile as a poetic device.
<h3>What is the simile?</h3>
- It's a figure of speech.
- It is an explicit comparison.
To identify the simile in a sentence it is necessary for the reader to perceive two elements being compared with each other. This comparison is established with the use of the words "like" or "as."
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"If we wish to be free-if we mean to preserve", "if we mean not basely to abandon" AND "which we have been so long contending", "which we have been so long engaged", "which we have pledged".
Parallelism is the repetition of the same grammatical structure. There are two instances of parallel structure in this excerpt. The first is the "If we ___ to ___" structure. The second is the "which we have _______" structure. By filling the passage with this parallel structure is gives the sense of a list of reasons that all, compounding on top of one another, logically lead to the need to fight. The change from the parallel structures in the last line "we must fight!" makes this exclamation stand out and hold power.
I think it's true
Please tell me if it's wrong
Answer:
A. to list reasons to go to war
Explanation:
All of these claims he makes about oppressing East Asian trade are reasons to fight against European powers. He believes that war will reduce their influence in Asia and is the best course of action.
