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Which of these phrases uses parallelism?

A. Love is beauty.
B. The flowers bloomed. Then, suddenly, without warning, they died.
C. Life is wonderful. Life is painful.
D. The engine purred.

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Answer:

C. Life is wonderful. Life is painful

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The correct answer is C. "Life is wonderful. Life is painful."

Parallelism uses words or phrases with a similar structure. In this phrase using the words "life is" in both sentences creates symmetry and structure. Where parts of the sentence are similar in construction. In these cases it can be a word, a phrase, or an entire sentence repeated.

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