Definition of Parallelism Parallelism is the repetition of grammatical elements in writing and speaking. Parallelism influences the grammatical structure of sentences but can also impact the meaning of thoughts and…
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Antithesis
…antithesis comprises two contradictory ideas and parallelism does not necessarily comprise opposite ideas or persons. It could have more than two ideas or persons. As the name suggests that parallelism…
Rhetorical Device
…figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between the objects different in nature. Parallelism: Parallelism is the use of components in a sentence that is grammatically the…
Moby-Dick
…of the novel. Parallelism: The novel shows parallelism in the sentence construction as given below, i. Take almost any path you please, and ten to one it carries you down…
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
…author himself. Parallelism: The novel shows the use of parallelism as given in the examples below, i. The fellows were struggling and groaning and their legs were rubbing and kicking…
Little Women
…is narrated from a third-person omniscient point of view, who is the author, Louisa May Alcott. Parallelism: The novel shows examples of parallelism as given below, i. So Beth lay…
Maus
…novel is narrated from the first-person point of view, the author, who narrates his father, Vladek’s, story in his own words. He also becomes a third-person narrator at times. Parallelism:…
The Call of the Wild
…happens to be the author himself but from the point of view of the dog. Parallelism: The novel shows the use of parallelism as given in the below examples, i….
The Road Not Taken
…is stated “Because it was grassy and wanted wear” as if the road is human and that it wants to wear and tear. Parallelism: Parallelism is the use of a…
Prairie Spring
…This poem shows the use of parallelism, such as “The toiling horses, the third men.” Both clauses comprise an equal number of words, showing parallelism. Personification: It means to attribute…
Isaiah 26:4
…Parallelism – The verse is a good example of parallelism as the phrase ‘Trust in the Lord’ is repeated in several of the verses in the Old Testament with slight…
Brahma
…the poet claims to be a bird as well as a hymn. Or he compares himself to a bird or a written sacred prayer. Parallelism: It means the use of…
The Good-Morrow
…are different in nature. The poet used different metaphors, such as winds and waves comparing them to musicians and singers. Parallelism: It means to use parallel sentences or phrases or…
Luke 1:37
…of /i/ in ‘For with God nothing shall be impossible’. Parallelism – The verse Luke 1:37 is also a good example of parallelism, a rhetorical device that shows the same…
Hebrews 11:1
…things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen’. Parallelism – The verse Hebrew 11:1 is a good example of parallelism, as the verse 2 Corinthians 4:18 uses the same…
Romans 5:8
…we were yet sinners, Christ died for us’. Parallelism – The verse is a good example of parallelism as it is similar to the context and message of John 3:16…
Psalm 35:1
…fight against them that fight against me’. Parallelism – The verse Psalm 35:1 has used parallelism, a common feature in Hebrew poetry, where similar thoughts are restated in successive lines…
Ash Wednesday
…a garden. Parallelism: This literary device shows the use of similar grammatical structures, phrases, or clauses to create a balanced and rhythmic effect, such as line 39 showing “Teach us…
Cherokee Rose
…the birth of a nation. Parallelism: The poem shows the use of parallelism in different verses, such as; ‘Oh Spirit Wolf, Oh Spirit Owl’ and ‘One nation prospered, one nation…
Cousin Kate
…the use of oxymorons such as “shameless shameful” which are two opposite words. Parallelism: The poem shows the use of parallelism in different verses, such as; ‘Oh Lady Kate, my…
