Parallelism, or parallel construction, occurs when a writer or speaker expresses ideas of equal worth with the same grammatical form. The statement, "Veni, vidi, vici," (I came, I saw, I conquered) by Julius Caesar is an example of parallelism. Similarity of structure in a pair or of related words, phrases, or clauses. Antithetical Parallelism text analysis: rhetorical devices Rhetorical devices are structures within language that appeal to readers or listeners and communicate ideas. • A rhetorical question is a question to which no answer is expected. (But when shall we be stronger?) • Antithesis expresses contrasting ideas in parallel grammatical structures. (Give me liberty, or give me death!) • Repetition is the recurrence of words, phrases, or lines. (Let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!) • Parallelism is a kind of repetition in which words or phrases in the same grammatical form connect ideas. (Is life so dear, or peace so sweet . . .) • Biblical allusions are references to events, figures, or phrases
Parallelism, or parallel construction, occurs when a writer or speaker expresses ideas of equal worth with the same grammatical form. The statement, "Veni, vidi, vici," (I came, I saw, I conquered) by Julius Caesar is an example of parallelism. Similarity of structure in a pair or of related words, phrases, or clauses. Antithetical Parallelism text analysis: rhetorical devices Rhetorical devices are structures within language that appeal to readers or listeners and communicate ideas. • A rhetorical question is a question to which no answer is expected. (But when shall we be stronger?) • Antithesis expresses contrasting ideas in parallel grammatical structures. (Give me liberty, or give me death!) • Repetition is the recurrence of words, phrases, or lines. (Let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!) • Parallelism is a kind of repetition in which words or phrases in the same grammatical form connect ideas. (Is life so dear, or peace so sweet . . .) • Biblical allusions are references to events, figures, or phrases