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Read the following excerpt from Patrick Henry's March 23, 1775, speech:
Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne!
Which statement best explains how Patrick Henry uses parallelism in the
passage to influence the audience?

A. The repetition of "our" is meant to make the audience feel part of
a community that has been wronged by Britain.
B. Repeating the phrase "foot of the throne" provides the crowd with
a constant reminder of the indignity of British rule.
OC. Using a repetitive structure in each sentence is meant to have a
soothing, almost hypnotic effect on the listeners.
D. By not going into detail about the slights the colonists have
suffered, Henry overstates the true threat of the British.



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The statement that best explains how Patrick Henry uses parallelism in the passage to influence the audience is this:

A. The repetition of "our" is meant to make the audience feel part of a community that has been wronged by Britain.

What is Parallelism?

Parallelism is the repetition of words in an orderly sequence to help the audience feel a certain emotion or achieve any other desired outcome. In the text above, we can see that parallelism was used by the speaker when he repeated the word, "our" in many instances.

The aim of this repetition is to make the audience have a sense of belonging. Seeing that they have been wronged by the British people, the writer wanted every one of them to feel wrong. In so doing, the goal was to affect the emotions of the people so that they take action. The appeal used is pathos.

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