Read the passage from "An Essay on Man.”And to their proper operation stillAscribe all Good, to their improper, Ill.Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul;Reason's comparing balance rules the whole.
Answer
A
parallelism in the line “And to their proper operation still.”
B
antithesis in the line “Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill.”
C
parallelism in the line “Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul.”
D
antithesis in the line “Reason’s comparing balance rules the whole.”
Explanation
The line contrasts “proper” with “improper” and “Good” with “Ill.” This pairing of opposite ideas is antithesis, so choice B correctly identifies the figure of speech. The other lines do not present the same clear contrast.
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