"The task is heavy, the toil is long, and the trials will be severe" is an example of
A) simile.
B) parallelism.
C) alliteration.
D) all of the above.
E) b and c only.

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Parallelism is the use of similar grammatical structures to express ideas that are related or parallel. Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. In the given sentence, the use of the parallel structure "The task is heavy, the toil is long, and the trials will be severe" creates a sense of rhythm and balance. The repetition of the initial consonant sound "t" in "task," "toil," and "trials" creates a sense of alliteration.

"The Task Is Heavy, the Toil Is Long, and the Trials