Strategies of Repetition Parallelism Notice the following stylistic

Strategies of Repetition

Parallelism • Notice the following stylistic pattern: – “Losing balance, regaining it, and going on, is the substance of learning. ” – “We should be enabling, healing, curing. ” – “Making a point, supporting it with specific evidence, and organizing the

Parallelism, or parallel structure, is… • The intentional repetition of a word ending, a single word, a phrase, or a clause. • Used for emphasis or making attentioncatching patterns of language. • Using parallel structure can make sentences clearer, smoother, and easier to read.

• She is a woman of beauty, of wisdom, of grace. • This is a school of critical inquiry, of creative expression, of higher learning. • Our attention is attracted to something that is unclear, unfinished, or uncertain.

Anaphora • Note the following stylistic pattern: – “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. ” – “We need the arts to express ideas and feelings in ways beyond words. We need the arts to stir creativity and enrich a child’s way of knowing. We need the arts to integrate the fragments of academic life. ”

Anaphora is… • The repetition of a single word or phrase at the beginning of clauses or sentences. • Shows the speaker or writer has control and can steer thoughts in parallel ways.