Parallelism

Parallelism of words: adjectives She tried to make her pastry fluffy, sweet, and delicate. They tried to make their work faultless, complete, and perfect. adjectives

Faulty parallelism of words: She tried to make her pastry fluffy, sweet, and with orange flavor. They tried to make their work faultless, complete, and with colors. adjectives and noun

Parallelism of phrases Singing a song or writing a poem is joyous. Drawing a tree or painting the sea is tricky. verb phrases ing + noun phrase

Faulty parallelism of phrases Singing a song or to write a poem is joyous. Drawing a tree or to paint the sea is tricky. verb phrases ing + noun phrase and infinitive + noun phrase

Parallelism of clauses Perch are inexpensive; cod are cheap; trout are abundant; but salmon are best. Gold accessories are expensive; fake accessories are cheap; silver accessories are cute; but Diamond accessories are best.

Faulty parallelism of phrases Perch are inexpensive; cod are cheap; trout are abundant; but salmon beats them all. Gold accessories are expensive; fake accessories are cheap; silver accessories are cute; but Diamond accessories wear best.

So what is parallelism? The word parallelism is derived from the word parallel, which refers to comparison of two elements that resemble each other, or things that have equal characteristics Parallelism is the repetition of sentence structure or word order to achieve a rhythmical effect.

Parallelism in Poetry Parallelism in poetry involves the arrangement of matching thoughts to the effect that the relationship between them is emphasized and their meaning highlighted. The effect of parallelism is that… sentence parts rhyme. the thoughts that these parts express are either repeated or contrasted.

Let simplify with examples: sluggish cheery mournful Let simplify with examples: Observe the following words: Try to find other words that are equal in meaning to the words below. lazy merry sad Sluggish Cheery mournful

Use these words to express parallel thoughts: The lazy and sluggish snake Bit the merry and cheery little girl, Making her all sad and mournful

How about whole phrases or sentence parts? sluggish cheery mournful How about whole phrases or sentence parts? Notice the following sentence parts: Now find expressions of the same form The children love their teachers... Each morning we sing... The birds are in their nests… …and the teachers love their children. …each morning we dance, and each morning we pray. …and in their nests they sing.

Now join the sentences to express parallel thoughts: The children love their teacher, and the teachers love their children. Each morning we sing, each morning we dance, and each morning we pray. The birds are in their nests and in their nests they sing.

Now try to write your own poem using parallelism to make it rhyme…