Question

Which phrase is the best example of parallelism?

Answer 1

The answer to your question would be that the best example of parallelism is the following sentence: The mud covered his hands. It covered his face. It covered his jeans.

Parallelism, aka parallel structures or constructions, is a balance between one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that also have the same grammatical structure. In the example in question, the three sentences have the same transitive verb (to cover), which selects two arguments, making all the sentences similar.

Answer 2

I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. It is the phrase "The mud covered his hands. it covered his face. it covered his jeans." that is an example of parallelism. It refers to using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter.