Parallelism Flashcards
1
Q
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
2
Q
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.
3
Q
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
4
Q
Save me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.
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Synonymous Parallelism
Only change being swapping words for synonyms
