What does a comparison/contrast show?

Is the sentence the refree blew her whistle and both teams rushed onto the field a coumpound or simple sentence

Read these sentences from thr excerpt. what the most dreaded, that i most desired. what he most loved, i most hated. that which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought; and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire and determination to learn. which statement best explains why the author uses parallel structure to advance his purpose?

Drag the correct answer into the box to complete the sentence. i wore a new pair of shoes for a long walk