Question

Read this excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath:
He could not see the land as it was, he could not smell the land as it smelled; his feet did not stamp the clods or feel the warmth and power of the earth. . . . He could not cheer or beat or curse or encourage the extension of his power . . .

Which literary device does this passage most clearly show?
A. Rhetoric
B. Intercalary
C. Parallelism
D. Synecdoche

Answer 1

I think the answer it will be C

Answer 2

Answer: C. Parallelism.

Explanation: Parallelism is a literary device that consists in the repetition of a structure or grammar in different sentence in a paragraph, it can be the repetition of a word, a phrase or an entire sentence. the use of parallelism helps to create rhythm in the text. In the given excerpt from "The Grapes of Wrath" we can see an example of parallelism in the repetition of the structure "he could not."