Question

question 2 of 10
which quote uses parallelism?
a. “i would have given anything for the power to soothe her frail soul, tormenting itself in its invincible ignorance like a small bird beating about the cruel wires of a cage.”
—joseph conrad, lord jim
b. “i have a dream that one day even the state of mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.”
—martin luther king jr., “i have a dream” speech
c. “wearing a wet half smile, her ancient dog sullenly waddled toward me like yoda greeting luke.”
—student essay
d. “my experience helping my mother take care of my younger brothers and sisters, as well as my various babysitting jobs in my community, makes me a well - qualified candidate for your nanny position.”
—student essay

Explanation:

Parallelism is the repetition of grammatical structures in a phrase or sentence. Option B uses the repeated structure "sweltering with the heat of [noun phrase]" followed by the parallel transformation of "oppression... into an oasis of freedom and justice", creating balanced, repeated grammatical patterns. The other options do not use this consistent structural repetition.

Answer:

B. "I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice."