(A) ** parallel structure
(B) verb tense consistency
(C) prepositions
(D) common nouns
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Concept note-1: -Famous examples of parallelism in speeches include Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. It features epistrophe in the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people”, and anaphora in “We can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground.”
Concept note-2: -Parallelism: Lincoln uses parallelism when he says, “But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate-we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground, ” (489). In doing this, Lincoln creates a rhythm within his sentence which makes it appealing and poetic to read.
Concept note-3: -Parallel: My dog not only likes to play fetch, but he also likes to chase cars. My dog likes not only to play fetch, but also to chase cars. When you connect two clauses or phrases with a word of comparison, such as than or as, use parallel structure.
Concept note-4: -Examples of Parallelism Consider two examples from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, both of which involve some repetition of individual words. In the first, the parallel pattern is “[preposition] the people”. In the second, the parallel pattern is “we can not [verb]”.
Concept note-5: -Parallelism refers to the use of identical grammatical structures for related words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence or a paragraph. Parallelism can make your writing more forceful, interesting, and clear.