Read the passage from A Room of One’s Own . And one gathers from this enormous modern literature of confession and self-analysis that to write a work of genius is almost always a feat of prodigious difficulty. Everything is against the likelihood that it will come from the writer's mind whole and entire. Generally material circumstances are against it. Dogs will bark; people will interrupt; money must be made; health will break down . What is the purpose of the rhetorical device used in the underlined sentence?
Answer
A
The parallel structure emphasizes the idea that creative work is much more challenging than other types of work.
B
The parallel structure emphasizes the idea that the creative process is easily and often interrupted by life’s events and obligations.
C
The metaphor emphasizes the idea that the creative process is easily and often interrupted by life’s events and obligations.
D
The understatement emphasizes the idea that creative work is more important than life’s everyday obligations.
Explanation
The sentence lists several obstacles in a similar, parallel pattern: “Dogs will bark; people will interrupt; money must be made; health will break down.” This parallel structure emphasizes how everyday events and obligations can repeatedly interrupt a writer’s creative work. The passage is not comparing creative work with other kinds of work; it is showing why writing a work of genius is difficult.
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