Question

Read the passage from "An Essay on Man.” And to their proper operation still Ascribe all Good, to their improper, Ill. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole.
In the passage, Pope uses

(A) parallelism in the line “And to their proper operation still.”

(B) antithesis in the line “Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill.”

(C) parallelism in the line “Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul.”

(D) antithesis in the line “Reason’s comparing balance rules the whole.”

Answer 1

Answer:

b

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

B). Antithesis in the line “Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill.”

Explanation:

Antithesis is demonstrated as one of the most commonly employed literary devices in which two conflicting or opposing ideas are placed together with an aim to provide a contrasting effect.

In the given passage taken from 'An Essay On Man,' Pope employs 'antithesis in the line 'Ascribe...ill' as it involves two divergent ideas ('ascribe all good' and 'improper ill') for attaining a clashing effect that allows him in balancing and strengthening the argument(by offering contrasting ideas) and makes it momentous for the readers. Thus, option B is the correct answer.