Which statements reflect the ideas in the passage? check the two boxes that best apply. americans should write courageously and powerfully. american literature should be messy, chaotic, and nothing like european poetry. americans should write only about nature because it is what makes the united states distinctive. american literature should reflect the unique american landscape.

Americans should write courageously and powerfully.

American literature should reflect the unique American landscape.

These statements reflect ideas because Americans should have the power to write courageously and powerfully. No one should take that away from them, this should not be limited to only Americans. American literature should reflect the unique American landscape because knowledge is power.

Americans should write courageously and powerfully.

American literature should reflect the unique American landscape.

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the silver bells of the sleds are merry and keep time in the winter nights while the sky twinkles happily. the golden bells of weddings are delightful in their peaceful happiness, foretelling a rapturous future. meanwhile, the brazen alarm bells scream frightfully in the night, with a discordant and desperate sound. in their clamor, these bells convey terror, horror, and anger. finally, the iron bells are solemn and melancholy, while those in the church steeple are like ghouls who feel happiness. the king of the ghouls, who rings the bells, cheerfully keeps time with the moaning and groaning bells.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.