Read the excerpt from “the tell-tale heart,” by edgar allan poe.

the disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. above all was the sense of hearing acute. i heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. i heard many things in hell.

what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt?

a. it emphasizes the narrator’s strengths.
b. it emphasizes the narrator’s spirituality.
c. it emphasizes the narrator’s anger.
d. it emphasizes the narrator’s madness.

Which of these devices is most clearly shown here?

If i have enough money, buy a car. a, will b, shall

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.