Which of the following is a reason to use parallel sentence structures in a literary analysis essay? a. they ensure that you correctly use coordinating conjunctions. b. they are a good technique for summarizing the literary work you are analyzing. c. they provide the best format for wording the thesis statement of the essay. d. they ensure that each sentence reads clearly and logically.

Parallel structure or parallelism is used when words are united by grammatical forms. The lack of a parallel structure can disrupt the rhythm of the sentence, where the sentence is grammatically unbalanced. The use of  parallelism achives a good balance in sentence, alignment of related ideas, clarity and readability. By associating related ideas, the point of analysis is emphasized, the arguments are connected, easily visible and in this way the analysis is clear and easy to understand.

The answer is: B.

ethos, logos, and pathos.

- "a.) it includes letters and books gathered over 1200 years, and consists of two parts.

- most of the new testament is letters from paul to the different churches, and since there's a new testament that means there is an old testament. "