1. Parallelism

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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.

13. 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.

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