Question

Which line are the best example of parallelism

Answer 1

Answer:

With too much knowledge for the sceptic side,

With too much weakness for the stoic’s pride

Explanation:

The options you were given are the following:

• Placed on this isthmus of a middle state,
• A being darkly wise, and rudely great:

• With too much knowledge for the sceptic side,
• With too much weakness for the stoic’s pride

• As Eastern priests in giddy circles run,
• And turn their heads to imitate the sun.

• Admired such wisdom in an earthly shape
• And showed a Newton as we show an ape.

The best example of parallelism is the second one.

Parallelism (also referred to as parallel structure or parallel construction) is the use of the same grammatical structure in multiple phrases or clauses within a sentence. Its purpose is to add balance, clarity, pattern, or rhythm.

In the second example, we have two phrases that begin the same way: with too much... We can see that they are identical when it comes to their structure. Only different words are used.