Question

Read the passage. From John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address . . . we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe . . . Why is this statement an example of parallelism?
It uses parallel grammatical structures.

It uses the same phrase over and over.

It uses contrasting words and phrases.

It uses words that start with the same letter.

Answer 1

Answer: A) It uses parallel grammatical structures.

Explanation: parallelism is a literary device that consists in the repetition of the grammatical structure of different words or phrases in a sentence or paragraph, in order to emphasize an idea or to create an impact in the audience. In the given passage from John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, we can see an example of parallelism in the way that he uses parallell grammatical structures like "...pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe."

Answer 2

Answer:

It uses parallel grammatical structures.

Explanation:

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