Action from principle, the perception and the performance of right, changes things and relations. . it not only divides states and churches, it divides families; ay, it divides the individual, separating the diabolical in him from the divine. which of these rhetorical devices does thoreau most clearly use here? a. ethos b. rhetorical question c. metaphor d. parallelism

D. Parallelism

Parallelism refers to one or more sentences that have a similar grammatical structure. It also refers to the use of similar components in these sentences. The sentences that employ parallelism tend to resemble each other in their construction, sound, meaning or meter. This is a common literary device because it increases the persuasiveness of a text. It also adds balance and rhythm.

because each is self-sufficient.  

its structered sequentially i think