Read the sentence below and answer the following question:
"it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…" —charles dickens, a tale of two cities
what is the advantage of repeating the syntax of the initial clause “it was the…”?
the monotone creates a feeling of disaster.
the parallel words make the reader confused.
the pattern suggests that music will be used.
the repetition creates a comparison/contrast theme.

The answer to the question above would be that the advantage of repeating the syntax of the inital clause is that the repetition creates a comparison/contrast theme.

Charles Dickens has used the same structure to talk about opposites: he says that it was the best of times at the same it was the worst of times and adds that it was the age of wisdom together with the age of foolishness. He uses the same syntactic construction to refer to both positive and negative things and, in this way, creates a comparison/contrast theme.

an old person

explanation:

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.