Question
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
The Declaration of Independence
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does this passage use parallelism?
(1 point)
Responses
by using the phrase “He has” at the beginning of each paragraph
by using the phrase “He has” at the beginning of each paragraph
by capitalizing emphasized terms throughout the text
by capitalizing emphasized terms throughout the text
by logically listing grievances against the king
by logically listing grievances against the king
by depicting the colonists as victims of an unjust regime
by depicting the colonists as victims of an unjust regime
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
The Declaration of Independence
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does this passage use parallelism?
(1 point)
Responses
by using the phrase “He has” at the beginning of each paragraph
by using the phrase “He has” at the beginning of each paragraph
by capitalizing emphasized terms throughout the text
by capitalizing emphasized terms throughout the text
by logically listing grievances against the king
by logically listing grievances against the king
by depicting the colonists as victims of an unjust regime
by depicting the colonists as victims of an unjust regime
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The passage uses parallelism **by logically listing grievances against the king**. Each grievance begins with the phrase "He has," which creates a rhythmic and repetitive structure that emphasizes the actions of the king and the colonists' objections to those actions.