Read the following excerpt: she had no dowry, no hopes, no means of becoming known . . which language convention does the author use for effect?

The correct answer is: Parallel Structure

Parallel Structure helps the writer list or compare ideas of equal importance by the repetition of a chosen grammatical form or structure to add clarity for the reader.

In this case the writer used the repetition of the word no to show how the subject had nothing to live for, and to express a feeling of loneliness and isolation for the reader.

She had no dowry, no hopes, no means of becoming known...

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.