Parallelism The use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form. An arrangement of the parts of a composition so that elements of equal importance are balanced in similar constructions.

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So when you think you have an opportunity -- To sharpen a contrast To roll together a series of examples To build momentum toward a punch line Begin balancing your phrases and hunting for a parallel vocabulary. Deployed well, parallel structure can add power and elegance to your prose.

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Abraham Lincoln used Parallelism frequently in his speeches, for example in the Gettysburg address he used it. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate- we can not consecrate- we can not hallow- this ground… Of the People, By the People, For the People

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The power of parallelism is in the harmonizing the sound of the sentence with its sense. Ambition in a man praised, ambition in a woman damned. I would give my life for a man who is looking for the truth, but I would gladly kill a man who thinks that he has found the truth. Luis Bunel

It is by logic we prove, but by intuition we discover. Leonardo da Vinci The more we do, the more we can do. William Hazlitt

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude. Jesse Jackson

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it’s precisely the opposite." John Kenneth Galbraith

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King Jr. “ 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. “ Winston Churchill

Democracy demands responsibility, whereas tyranny demands obedience. "It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues." All her employers found Maria to be intelligent, able, and hard working. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

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