Question

read the excerpt from poes \the tale-tell heart\.
now this is the point. you fancy me mad. madmen know nothing. but you should have seen me. you should have seen how wisely i proceeded --with what caution --with what foresight --with what dissimulation i went to work! i was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before i killed him.
what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt?
○ it emphasizes the narrators mission.
○ it emphasizes the narrators hatred for the old man.
○ it emphasizes the narrators belief that he is insane
○ it emphasizes the narrators belief that he is sane.

Explanation:

The parallel structure ("with what caution --with what foresight --with what dissimulation") highlights the narrator's careful, calculated behavior. He argues madmen "know nothing," so his deliberate, wise actions are meant to prove he is sane, not insane. The parallelism reinforces this attempt to show his rationality.

Answer:

It emphasizes the narrator's belief that he is sane.