The rhetorical strategy that Thomas Paine most clearly is using in the given line above is parallelism. The correct answer is option C. Parallelism is common in poetry and literature. It is the use of grammatical components in a sentence with the same sound, meter, meaning and construction. In the given line above, the construction of both sentences is the same, as well as the use of the words "will be" plus the -ing form of the verb.
Answer:
A. He took my savings, the snake, and then seemed to totally disappear.
B. The salesman seemed smooth and deadly as a snake to the customers.
C. She moved fast like a snake but fortunately did not enjoy eating live mice.
D. The snake we discovered hiding in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long.
Explanation:
B
False well that’s what I think I’m just tryna pass yk
Answer:
Every driver traveling down this road, every pedestrian crossing this street, every resident of this neighborhood has witnessed the workers' peaceful protest.
Explanation:
Parallelism refers to the use of similar grammatical structures, usually to give emphasis and importance to the words and meanings. In that respect, Lincoln makes use of parallel structures when he repeats the word <em>every </em>followed by a noun phrase, as he makes a list those who were witnesses of the peaceful protests.
