PLEASE HELP After reading the excerpt from The Waysiders, answer the question below.

Consider the literary techniques Seamus O'Kelly employs in this narrative. Write a critical judgment of the excerpt based on one or more devices or elements in the passage. Incorporate quotations and specific examples for the element you discuss. Use details to support your answer.

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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.

hello,

this starts with

the areas residents asking congress for admission.

this is the first step in the process of admitting a new state,

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