Question

read paragraph 9 from turning hardship into activism. ashe spoke out against apartheid, using his influence to call for an end to segregation. police arrested him for protesting outside the south african embassy in washington, d.c. however, thanks to ashes decision to speak out, south africa was barred from participating in the international davis cup championship, which hurt the countrys worldwide tennis standings. what rhetorical device does the author use in the first and third sentences of this paragraph to underscore the main point? a. alliteration b. parallelism c. repetition d. analogy

Explanation:

• Alliteration: Involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds. The first and third sentences do not have such a pattern.
• Parallelism: Refers to the use of similar grammatical structures. Here, the first sentence “Ashe spoke out against apartheid, using his influence to call for an end to segregation” and the third sentence “However, thanks to Ashe’s decision to speak out, South Africa was barred from participating in the international Davis Cup championship, which hurt the country’s worldwide tennis standings” do not have parallel grammatical structures.
• Repetition: The phrase “spoke out” is repeated in both the first and third sentences. This repetition emphasizes Ashe's action of voicing his opposition, which is a key point in highlighting his activism.
• Analogy: Is a comparison between two things. There is no such comparison in these sentences.

Answer:

C. repetition