Bellwork/JournalO Explain something in your life is

balaned. O Ex. My homework is balanced with

my free time. My family time is balanced with my free time.

Parallelism and Repetition in Writing

What is Parallelism?O There needs to be balance in

whatever you say.O Think of a see-saw. If one person is

heavier than the other, the see-saw is tilted. But if both people are the same weight, the see-saw will stay in a straight line.

O What could this have to do with English?

Parallelism in Writing. O Parallelism is simply using the same

pattern of words and word endings to show that the items in a sentence have equal levels of importance.

O A good writer uses parallelism to make clear sentences that flow well.

Some Proper Uses of Parallelism

O Ex. He learned three thing: shooting, passing, and dribbling. -verb-verb-verb

O Ex. A good coach must learn to communicate with players, to organize a schedule, and to handle adversity. -Infinitive-infinitive-infinitive

O My sister decided that she would study caching techniques and that she would work with the youth basketball league. -helping verb/verb-helping verb/verb

Poor Uses of Parallelism

O He learned three things: shooting, passing, and how to dribble.

O A good coach must learn to communicate with players, to organize a schedule, and adversity.

O My sister decided that she would study coaching techniques and to work with the youth basketball leagues.

Some notes on Parallelism.

O Parallel structure in writing is a just a perfect balance in a sentence.

O It gives a sentence rhythm and power.

O It creates syntax (sentence structure that flows).

O Parallelism keeps a sentence balanced because these elements are grammatically equal: nouns are paired with nouns, verbs with verbs, and so forth.

More examplesO He had a toy gun, a hat, and a belt. –

noun-noun-nounO She fought, kicked, and screamed.

Verb-verb-verb.

Parallelism cont.O In your groups, one member come

up with a sentence that displays poor parallelism and the other should try and correct the sentence.

Repetition in writing. O Along with Parallelism, you will often

see repetition. O Repetition is simply repeating a

sentence, line, or word for a positive effect on the reader.

O It drives the point home better than just saying it once, and balances the sentence.

O An example might be a poet, or singer, repeating certain words for emotion.

Uses of RepetitionO Repetition is used a lot in

advertising. O Ex. Right Store, Right Price-Kroger. O Ex. Good Time-Good Taste (This is an

old McDonald’s commercial Mr. Bowen told me about! Wonder how old it is?)

O http://youtu.be/cwhjud3HQ54

Real World Applications of Parallelism and Repetition.

O As stated earlier, Repetition comes in handy in advertising.

O Speeches also use a lot of Repetition and Parallelism to cause an emotional response.

O Let’s take a look at excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech.