Question

read the excerpt from roosevelts state of the union address and the poster below it.
fortunately, there are only a few americans who place appetite above patriotism. the overwhelming majority realize that the food we send abroad is for essential military purposes, for our own and allied fighting forces, and for necessary help in areas that we occupy.
poster: do with less– so theyll have enough! (with an image of a soldier)
both the speech and the poster use
○ parallelism to convey their message.
○ diction to convey their message.
○ repetition to convey their message.
○ images to convey their message.

Explanation:

1. Parallelism: The speech uses the parallel structure "for essential military purposes, for our own and Allied fighting forces, and for necessary help..." The poster uses a logical parallel of sacrifice at home supporting troops abroad.
2. Diction: Both use deliberate, direct word choices (speech: "patriotism", "military purposes"; poster: "Do with less", "they'll have enough") tailored to persuade the audience.
3. Repetition: Neither text repeats words/phrases for emphasis, so this is incorrect.
4. Images: The speech has no visual elements, so this is incorrect.

Between parallelism and diction, parallelism is the clearest shared rhetorical strategy: the speech uses grammatical parallelism, and the poster uses conceptual parallelism of paired actions (civilian sacrifice enabling troop provision).

Answer:

A. parallelism to convey their message.