Question

"The Declaration of
Independence"
by Thomas Jefferson
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
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does this passage use parallelism?
(1 point)
by using the phrase “He has” at the
beginning of each paragraph
by logically listing grievances against the
king
by depicting the colonists as victims of an
unjust regime
by capitalizing emphasized terms throughout
the text

Answer 1

A) by using the phrase “He has” at the beginning of each paragraph.

This repetition of the same grammatical structure (anaphora) is a form of parallelism that emphasizes the list of grievances.