Question

a paragraph reads: \if all else perished (died), and he remained, i should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.\ what word in the passage could you use to contextualize and infer the meaning of the word annihilated? continue stranger perished remained

Explanation:

The passage uses a parallel structure. The first part says "If all else perished (died), and he remained...". The second part is "if all else remained, and he were annihilated...". By comparing the two parts, we can see that "annihilated" is in a similar semantic position as "perished" (since the structures are parallel with opposite conditions in terms of who "remained" or was affected). "Perished" means died, and in the parallel construction, "annihilated" would have a meaning related to destruction or ceasing to exist (similar to the fate of "all else" in the first part where they "perished").

Answer:

Perished