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Parallelism: a definition • three or more of the same grammatical elements are used in sequence • example from Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli They stopped, they blinked, they turned, they stared after him, they wondered: Do I know that kid? (9).
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Parallelism: a definition
• three or more of the same grammatical
elements are used in sequence
• example from Maniac Magee by Jerry
Spinelli
They stopped, they blinked, they turned,
they stared after him, they wondered: Do I
know that kid? (9).
Matching Repetition
They stopped, they blinked,
they turned, they stared
after him, they wondered:
Do I know that kid? (9).
Parallelism: another definition
• Two items joined as grammatically equal
elements are also parallel.
• example from Maniac Magee
Inside his house, a kid gets one name, but
on the other side of the door, it’s whatever
the rest of the world wants to call him.
What is Parallel?
Inside his house, a kid gets one
name, but on the other side of the
door, it’s whatever the rest of the
world wants to call him (Spinelli
53).
What is Parallel?
Inside his house, a kid gets one name, but on the other side of the door, it’s whatever the rest of the world wants to call him.
prepositional phrases are repeated in same order = parallel structure
What is Parallel?
He would need the touch of a
surgeon, the alertness of an owl,
the cunning of three foxes, and
the foresight of a grand master in
chess (Spinelli 73).
What is Parallel?
He would need the touch of a surgeon,
the alertness of an owl, the cunning of
three foxes, and the foresight of a
grand master in chess (Spinelli 73).
noun phrase + prepositional phrase are
repeated in same order = parallel
structure
What’s Wrong Here?
Abused children commonly exhibit one or more of the following symptoms: withdrawal, rebelliousness, restlessness, and they are depressed.
Which part is not parallel?
What’s Wrong Here?
Abused children commonly exhibit one or more of the following symptoms: withdrawal, rebelliousness, restlessness, and they are depressed.
Which part is not parallel?
How Do We Fix It?
Abused children commonly exhibit one or more of the following symptoms: withdrawal, rebelliousness, restlessness, and they are depressed.
What part of speech are all of the others in the list?
How Do We Fix It?
Abused children commonly exhibit one or more of the following symptoms: withdrawal, rebelliousness, restlessness, and depression.
List is now parallel nouns.
