Which sentence lacks parallel structure? a) we had a delicious breakfast of bacon and eggs and bread and butter. b) a doll, a video, and a wagon were the items on the little girl's list. c) tonya and her friend tammy were studying biology and watching science films until late last night. d) because he waited to the last minute to study, finished his labs too late, and is lacking motivation, jonathan failed science.

Which revision of the sentence most effectively incorporates the literary term characterized?

Match the bolded words in the excerpts to their contextual meanings. unoriginal well-groomed numerous he was a gentleman from sole to crown, clean favored and imperially slim. (from "richard cory" by edwin arlington robinson) this debt we pay to human guile; with torn and bleeding hearts we smile, and mouth with myriad subtleties. (from "we wear the mask" by paul lawrence dunbar) . .if it must, these things are important not because a high-sounding interpretation can be put upon them but because they are useful. when they become so derivative as to become unintelligible, the same thing may be said for all of us, that we do not admire what we cannot understand. . (from "poetry" by marianne moore)

Which phrases from the speeches best support the theme of equality for all?