Parallelism Review

What is parallelism used for? (Select two answers)

• Parallelism is used to emphasize parts of a sentence or paragraph.

• Parallelism is used to create rhythmic structure.

• Parallelism is used to make a sentence complicated.

What is parallelism?

• The use of only words to emphasize ideas within a text.

• The use of similar grammar elements to emphasize ideas within a text.

• The use of differing grammar elements to emphasize ideas within a text.

What type of parallelism does this show?

What is anaphora?

• Repeating words in opposite order.

• Repeating a word at the start/end of sentences or paragraphs.

• Repeating sentences.

What is antimetabole?

• Not repeating any words.

• Repetition of words in the same way.

• Repetition of words in the opposite order.

What type of parallelism is this?

• Antithesis

• Antimetabole

• Anaphora

• Zeugma

What is a zeugma?

• Repeating the same word every time you start a new sentence.

• Using only one tense throughout an entire text.

• Using one word to modify multiple others, in multiple ways.

What would finish this sentence to make it parallel?

What type of parallelism does this show?

What is antithesis?

• Using contrasting ideas within parallelism.

• Placing conjunctions within parallel structure.

• Following all grammar conventions for rhythmic structure.