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Which sound device best describes this passage?

PARALLELISM: repeating a grammatical structure or arrangement of words to create a sense of rhythm and momentum.
RESTATEMENT: expressing the same idea in different words to clarify and stress key points ?
REPETITION: expressing different ideas using the same words or images in order to reinforce concepts and unify the speech.
ANALOGY: drawing a comparison that shows a similarity between unlike things.

" The money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. we may now restore that temple to the ancient truths."

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It is neither parallelism, nor restatement nor repetition, as there is no visible repetition in the example, neither in the words nor in the structure.

The correct answer is Analogy: the money chargers are compared to religious life.
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