We anticipate that everything will progress smoothly.
In the passage from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, the phrase that exemplifies parallelism is… and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish… The structure of this sentence maintains a consistent format, creating a rhythm, while the repeated elements emphasize the message more strongly.
Zoomed Into and Through The University
The figure of speech used here and the meaning of the clause could state:
1. Hyperbole. This is a figure of speech employing deliberate exaggeration or overstatement for effect. For instance: it’s been a millennia — where were you these past 5 minutes?
2. It conveys that the person rushed into the university, likely because they were late for a class or appointment.
