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Which of these rhetorical devices does Thoreau use here?

Which of these rhetorical devices does Thoreau use here?-example-1
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Omg okay so it’s a and it said I need 20 characters

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A is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Parallelism is a rhetorical device in which sentences or phrases are constructed following the same structure (meaning, sound, among others) in order to bring a specific rhythm to sentences. Following the same pattern is a big tool to help reach this goal.

In the excerpt, the author used this literary device since he follows the same structure: subject (he) plus a future tense, in this case, simple future (using will) and a verb in simple form. Rhythm is established in the excerpt using this device.

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