Read the excerpt from abraham lincoln’s gettysburg address.

but, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow this ground. the brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

lincoln uses parallelism in this excerpt to

a. acknowledge the limitations of the memorial ceremony.
b. criticize the audience for its disinterest in the war.
c. encourage soldiers to continue the fight for national unity.
d. emphasize the need for improved military strategy.

a

Explanation:

lincoln acknowledges the fact that the soldiers have done much more by their actions than he can do by talking about it

The correct answer is A) acknowledge the limitations of the memorial ceremony.

Lincoln uses parallelism in this excerpt to acknowledge the limitations of the memorial ceremony.

When the author uses Parallelism, he writes similar terms to give rhythm to the sentences. The repetition of parallel words helps to make the sentence more persuasive. This can be exemplified when Abraham Lincoln says: "But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow this ground." It also serves to give emphasis to some ideas.

edwards uses the phrase "o who can express what the state of a soul in such circumstances is! " in order to illustrate that this type of suffering is unimaginable. the word "express" denoted that the state of a suffering soul is required to be described by any person, but it would not happen because no one can imagine how this suffering is felt.  

-show what might happen if the reader disobeys edwards is not correct because this is described trhough the text, not by the phrase used.

-describe what endless suffering looks and feels like is not correct because this description might be the porpuse of the excerpt provided, not the porpuse of using the phrase during the writting.

-prove that few people have survived limitless suffering is not correct because it is implied that the soul of a person is already suffering and doesn't have any way to escape.