Question

question 3 of 10
read this excerpt from tim obriens \ambush\:
i did not hate the young man; i did not see him as the
enemy; i did not ponder issues of morality or politics or
military duty.
which literary device is most clearly shown in this excerpt?

a. parallelism

b. figurative language

c. imagery

d. hyperbole

Explanation:

The excerpt uses the repeated structure "I did not..." for multiple clauses ("hate the young man", "see him as the enemy", "ponder issues..."). Parallelism is the use of similar grammatical structures in a series, which matches this pattern. Figurative language (B) implies non - literal meaning (not seen here), imagery (C) creates sensory details (absent), and hyperbole (D) is exaggeration (not present). So parallelism is the clearest device.

Answer:

A. Parallelism