It is the use of components
in a sentence that are
grammatically the same.
It is similar in construction,
sound, meaning, or meter
Parallelism
helps maintain
consistency within
one’s work
creates
a balanced
flow of ideas
makes the sentence concise, clear, and
easy to read.
Importance of Parallelism
types of parallelism
antithesis
anaphora
epiphora
literary device
which introduces
two opposites
for contrast.
Hope for the best;
prepare for the worst.
antithesis
It repeats words at the
beginning of a clause
to emphasize them
Stay safe.
Stay well.
Stay happy
anaphora
A word or phrase is
repeated at the end of
a sentence,
emphasizing that part.
She’s safe, just like I promised.
She’s all set to marry
Norrington, just like she
promised. And you get to die
for her, just like you promised
Epiphora
The three goddesses
who fought for the
golden apple were
Hera, Athena, and
Ahd
The three goddesses
who fought for the
golden apple were
Hera, Athena, and
Ahd
nouns parallelism
Prometheus GAVE
man the gift of fire
and TOLD his brother
about it
Pandora RECEIVES
the gift and KEEPS it
in her cabinet
10-CT WILL PARTICIPATE
in the contest and
WILL PRACTICe after
class hours.
Verb- past, present, future parallelism
My bucket list includes
visitING a museum,
pickING grapes in a
vineyard, and parasailING
withafriend
Gerund (-ing) parallelism
Pandora is
beautiful, young,
yet reckless
I like friends who are
affectionate, caring,
and kind-hearted
adjectives parallelism
John ensured that he
delivered his speech
confidently, effectively,
and strongly
Moving from one town to
another, I look forward to
live here peacefully,
calmly, and harmoniously
adverbs parallelism
Please place the
leftover chicken
on the counter
or in the refrigerator.
The report card stated that the
student always talked
in class, that he often bullied
other students, and that
he rarely finished his homework.
phrases and clauses parallelism
I need to read the
book and to write an
essay about it.
Would you like
something
to drink or to eat?
infinitive to parallelism
approve of
what I did or
what I said.
remember
the things you love
and the things you
enjoy.
repitition parallelism
