Question

What does that parallelism in this excerpt emphasize?

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker’s Irish nationality.

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker’s wish to die.

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker’s fear of death.

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker’s lack of patriotism.

Answer 1

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker’s Irish nationality.

Step-by-step explanation:

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker’s Irish nationality. The poem is written by W. B. Yeats. This poem is based on the experience of the poet during World War One. Poet used the phrase '' parallelism'' to show the strong feelings of the soldiers.

The poem emphasizes how soldiers feel during the war, they mostly think about their home and family. He is talking about the place in Western Ireland. The poem is all about the poet's love for his nationality and for the soldiers who are fighting to protect our country.

Answer 2

Answer: The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's Irish nationality.

Excerpt that is missing: My country is Kiltartan Cross,

My countrymen Kiltartan's poor,

No likely end could bring them loss

Or leave them happier than before.

Explanation:

This poem is how an Irish soldier is feeling during World War I and about what he is thinking. Soldiers are often thinking about their home and country during the war.

• It is written by W. B. Yeats and he used parallelism in this poem to show the readers how strong and big it is soldiers' love for his Irish nationality.

We can see parallelism in "My country is Kiltartan Cross" and "My countrymen Kiltartan's poor." where he is talking about the place in Western Ireland.