My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells! 5
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
Which two lines together provide the clearest example of parallel structure and anaphora?
A.
“My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,” and “My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,”
B.
“The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,” and “From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;”
C.
“Exult O shores, and ring O bells!” and “But I with mournful tread,”
D.
“Walk the deck my Captain lies,” and “Fallen cold and dead.”
E.
“But I with mournful tread,” and “Fallen cold and dead.”
A. "My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still," and "My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will," provide the clearest example of parallel structure and anaphora, with the repetition of the phrase "My [noun] does not [verb]" in both lines.
The answer is option A.
The lines "My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still," and "My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will," provide the clearest example of parallel structure and anaphora. Both lines have a similar structure, with the repetition of "My [noun] does not [verb]." This repetition is an example of anaphora and creates a parallel structure in the lines.