Parallelism Flashcards

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That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

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Rhetorical Parallelism

Sentence w/ many components with similar/parallel syntactic structure

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent

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Synthetic parallism

Presents ideas of equal weight to make a certain argument.

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He who obeys instructions guards his life, but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.

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Antithetical Parallelism

Presents ideas of equal weight to highlight differences

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Save me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.

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Synonymous Parallelism

Only change being swapping words for synonyms

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