What is a synonym for "this brings us to the next point"?

Go, wondrous creature! mount where science guides, go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides; instruct the planets in what orbs to run, correct old time, and regulate the sun; which statement is correct? antithesis is used in the first two lines. antithesis is used in the last two lines. parallelism is used in the first two lines. parallelism is used in the last two lines.

According to the author, what effect do the mounds mostly have on current society

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply