Which of the following excerpts from the short story "the tell-tale heart" by edgar allan poe best demonstrates the unreliability of the narrator? • you should have seen how wisely i proceeded-with what caution-with what foresight-with what dissimulation i went to work! • i heard many things in hell. how, then, am i mad? hearten! and observe how healthily-how calmly i can tell you the whole story. • and then, when i had made an opening sufficient for my head, i put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shine out, and then thrust in my head. • oh you would have laughed to see how cunningly i thrust it in! i moved it slowly-very, very slowly, so that i might not disturb the old mans sleep.

"I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story."

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

a. it reminds protestors of the reasons they have to protest.