Read the following passage:

Sure, Pa worked hard running the farm - no doubt about

that. But it was Ma who held our family together. It was Ma

who made sure we were clothed and fed, and it was Ma

who sat up with us when we were sick.

How does the author's use of parallelism most clearly support the central

idea?

O

A. It calls attention to the amount of work Ma did for the family.

O

B. It makes readers consider what they are doing for their own

families

O

C. It illustrates how strongly the speaker misses Ma.

O

D. It emphasizes how little Pa actually did around the house.

Question

Omar Ellison

English

23 December, 07:24

Read the following passage:

Sure, Pa worked hard running the farm - no doubt about

that. But it was Ma who held our family together. It was Ma

who made sure we were clothed and fed, and it was Ma

who sat up with us when we were sick.

How does the author's use of parallelism most clearly support the central

idea?

O

A. It calls attention to the amount of work Ma did for the family.

O

B. It makes readers consider what they are doing for their own

families

O

C. It illustrates how strongly the speaker misses Ma.

O

D. It emphasizes how little Pa actually did around the house.

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Answers (1)

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Joyce · Answer 1

Answer: A) It calls attention to the amount of work Ma did for the family.

Explanation: parallelism is a literary device that consists in the repetition of the grammatical structure of different words or phrases in a sentence or paragraph, in order to emphasize an idea or to create an impact in the audience. In the given passage, the speaker uses parallelism when describing all the things Ma did for him and his family, so the correct answer is option A.