Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --At her feet he bowed, he fell:Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27.
is the repetition of words, plot elements, or structures with variation, a frequent pattern found in texts.
a scheme; the expression of similar meanings in similar grammatical constructions.
the use of similar grammatical structures.
1. Repetition of a grammatical structure for effect. 2. Expression of similar ideas in similar structures.
refers to matching grammatical structures; elements in a sentence that have the same function or express similar ideas should be grammatically parallel, or grammatically matched.
Recurrent syntactical similarity. In this structural arrangement several parts of a sentence or several sentences are developed and phrased similarly to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences are equal in importance. Parallelism also adds balance and rhythm and, most importantly, clarity to the sentence. example - "However our eyes may be dazzled with show, or our ears dazzled with sound; however prejudice may warp our wills, or interest darken our understanding, the simple voice of nature and of reason will say it is right." Thomas Paine "They were stiff in their pain; their muscles ached, their bones ached, their very hearts ached; and because of this came the sharpness of speech." Jack London "Together we saw life in all its different aspects and were often in the society of the great, the gifted, the influential, among whom were women beautiful in mind and body." Helen Keller "I hope we may not be too overwhelmed one day by peoples too proud or too lazy or too soft to bend to the earth and pick up the things we eat." John Steinbeck Travels with Charly
In Hebrew (and other Ancient Near Eastern) poetry, the primary element which distinguishes poetry from prose is a rhyming of ideas rather than a rhyming of sounds or rhythm.
The use of phrases, clauses, or sentences that are similar or complementary in structure or in meaning.
a characteristic of Hebrew poetry that is ordinarily of three kinds: Synonymous Parallelism, which is the most usual form, consisting in the simple repetition of the same thoughts in slightly different words; Antithetical Parallelism, produced by contrasting the first member with the second; and Synthetic Parallelism, in which the first member is developed or completed by a similar thought in the second (Cross, The Oxford Dictionary Of The Christian Church).
is a structural arrangement within sentences, paragraphs, or entire essays or stories through which two or more separate elements are similarly phrased and developed. Look, for example, at Evan Solomon's "The Babar Factor," in which the first two paragraphs follow the same pattern. See also Naheed Mustafa's "My Body Is My Own Business": "waifish is good, waifish is bad, athletic is good-sorry, athletic is bad. Narrow hips? Great. Narrow hips? Too bad." Paraphrase
is a method of comparison of two ideas in which each is developed in the same grammatical structure. Also, it can be a repetition of a word or grammatical structure for effect. Usually the repetition will follow the same grammatical pattern (such as Subject-Verb-Object). Parallelism is used for emphasis, rhythm, and poetic effect.
Elements of similar rhetorical importance in similar grammatical patterns. (The use of equivalent grammatical forms or matching sentence structures to express equivalent ideas.)
The literary form pervasive in biblical poetry whereby the first line (the A-line) of a couplet is in some way mirrored or doubled in the second line (the B-line). See Part 3.
The phrasing of language so as to balance ideas of equal importance. Note: Parallelism may apply to phrases, sentences, paragraphs, longer passages, or whole selections.
Phrases or sentences placed side by side which exhibit repetition of structure or meaning. Parallelism is particularly a feature of religious verse (especially Hebrew) or of incantations. A more modern example is the beginning of T.S. Eliot's Ash-Wednesday 'Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn'
The use of corresponding grammatically equal elements in sentences and paragraphs. It aids the flow of a sentence, making it read smoothly, and also emphasizes the relationship of the ideas in the parallel elements. We won by practicing regularly and by p
Recurrent syntactical similarity. In this structural arrangement several parts of a sentence or several sentences are developed and phrased similarly; such as I came, I say, I conquered OR Then God said, Then God said
In grammar, parallelism is a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses. The application of parallelism in sentence construction improves writing style and readability. Parallelism may also be known as parallel structure or parallel construction.
Parallelism means to give two or more parts of the sentences a similar form so as to give the whole a definite pattern.