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Which sentence uses syntax for emphasis?

AIt is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.—Martin Van Buren
BThe price of freedom is eternal vigilance … Thomas Jefferson
CThe truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted … James Madison
DNever was she so enchanting as at this time, when she recalled the sunshine of her smiles and spent them upon us.—Shelley, Frankenstein

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WorldlyGlass49

Hi, the answer would be D. Because it is the only example which sounds emphatic. Using inversion, the sense of emphasis is achieved, and it sounds more emotional and more poetic. The other examples are just normal sentences with the normal sequence of words.

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