Question

which statements use the rhetorical device of parallelism? select two options.
□ \to be or not to be, that is the question.\
□ we came, we saw, we conquered.
□ \we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.\
□ \toto, i have a feeling were not in kansas anymore.\
□ this backpack weighs a ton.

Explanation:

• Parallelism involves using similar grammatical structures or patterns in a series of clauses or phrases.
• "We came, we saw, we conquered" has three independent clauses with the same subject - verb structure ("we + past tense verb").
• "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender" has repeated "we shall fight..." structures, creating parallelism.
• "To be or not to be, that is the question" is a contrast but not parallelism in the same way (it's a binary choice, not a series of parallel phrases/clauses). "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore" is a simple statement, and "This backpack weighs a ton" is a hyperbole, not parallelism.

Answer:

B. We came, we saw, we conquered.
C. "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."