Use the drop-down menu to answer the question. What type of rhetorical device does the speaker use in
this passage?
We believe that our kids deserve good day care and public
schools. We believe our kids deserve public schools where
students can learn and teachers can teach.
And we want to believe that our parents will have a good
retirement-and that we will too.
-"1988 Democratic National Convention Keynote
Address,"
Ann Richards
parallel structure
antithesis
alliteration

Parallel structure *A*

Explanation:

What is an example of parallel structure?

Ellen likes hiking, attending the rodeo, and taking afternoon naps. Ellen likes to hike, attend the rodeo, and take afternoon naps. When you connect two or more clauses or phrases with a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, or so), use parallel structure.

I got it right on edge, have a wonderful day everyone! :)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)