Which of the following quotes from Douglass's speech is an example of a periodic sentence? A. To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony . B. The anguish of my boyish heart was intense ; and was often consoled , when speaking to my mistress in the morning , to hear her say that the custom was very wicked ; that she hated to hear the rattle of the chains , and the heart -rending cries . C. By the rivers of Babylon , there we sat down Yea! we wept when we remembered Zion . We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof . For there , they that carried us away captive , required of us a song ; and they who wasted us required of us mirth , saying , Sing us one of the songs of Zion . D. At a time like this , scorching irony , not convincing argument is needed