This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
“The commission has the power to investigate,
to conciliate to hold hearings, to order
reinstatement of a discharged employee, and
to direct the appointment of a qualified applicant”
The rhetorical device used in the excerpt above is
- Irony
- Personification
- Hyperbole
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Parallelism
The correct answer is: D
Explanation
Parallelism is the repetition of similar grammatical constructions through a line of literary work for rhetorical effect. The repetition of the construction "to ..." as in "to investigate,/ to conciliate, to hold hearings, to order..." helps to achieve that rhetorical effect and to make the poem more memorable to the audience.