Question

Read the excerpt from “The Oval Portrait,” by Edgar Allan Poe.

But it could have been neither the execution of the work, nor the immortal beauty of the countenance, which had so suddenly and so vehemently moved me. Least of all, could it have been that my fancy, shaken from its half slumber, had mistaken the head for that of a living person. I saw at once that the peculiarities of the design, of the vignetting, and of the frame, must have instantly dispelled such idea—must have prevented even its momentary entertainment.
What is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt?
It emphasizes the portrait’s artistry.
It emphasizes the narrator’s mistakes.
It emphasizes the portrait’s history.
It emphasizes the narrator’s denial.

Answer 1

Answer:

I believe its D: It emphasizes the narrator’s denial.

Explanation:

please tell me if wrong :)

Answer 2

The effect that has been created in the given excerpt using parallelism would be:

D). It emphasizes the narrator’s denial.

• 'Parallelism' is described as the literary device in which the phrases or words of similar or equal significance are employed together within a sentence.
• This helps in arranging the ideas effectively and build an equal idea among them.
• In the given excerpt, parallelism throws light upon the narrator's refutation that  he is not affected by the portrait of the beautiful girl.

Thus, option D is the correct answer.

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