Which of the following quotes from Douglass's speech is an example of a periodic sentence? A. To drag a man in fetters into the
grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony . B. The anguish of my boyish heart was intense ; and was often consoled , when speaking to my mistress in the morning , to hear her say that the custom was very wicked ; that she hated to hear the rattle of the chains , and the heart -rending cries . C. By the rivers of Babylon , there we sat down Yea! we wept when we remembered Zion . We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof . For there , they that carried us away captive , required of us a song ; and they who wasted us required of us mirth , saying , Sing us one of the songs of Zion . D. At a time like this , scorching irony , not convincing argument is needed
To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony from Douglass's speech is an example of a periodic sentence.
Option: A
Explanation:
Periodic sentence is that type of sentence where major emphasis is given in the last half of the sentence means last two to three word will explain the whole motto of the full sentence. Likewise here in Douglass's speech the quote To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony.
The expression of the sentence has clearly explained in last three to four words by Douglass. That is why this type of sentence is a example of periodic sentence.
