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EOC BELLRINGER LITERARY TERMS

EOC BELLRINGER LITERARY TERMS. Which literary term is being shown in the following passage from Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities :

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EOC BELLRINGER LITERARY TERMS

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  1. EOC BELLRINGERLITERARY TERMS • Which literary term is being shown in the following passage from Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities: • “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way …” • Pick One: Allusion? Satire? Parallelism? Allegory?

  2. EOC BELLRINGERLITERARY TERMS - ParalLelism • If you answered Parallelism, you are correct!! • Parallelism (or Parallel Structure) is the repetition of words, phrases, or grammatical structures within a sentence or paragraph. The purpose is to give flow or rhythm to a passage and to stress key points or concepts. • “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the ageof wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way …” • Notice the repetition of words and phrases. This is Parallelism or Parallel Structure!

  3. EOC BELLRINGERLITERARY TERMS - ParalLelism • Another example of Parallelism from Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech: • "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.' • I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood... • I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

  4. EOC BELLRINGERLITERARY TERMS - Parallelism • Another example of Parallelism from John F. Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address”: • “So let us begin anew--remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. • Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms, and bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations.”

  5. EOC BELLRINGERLITERARY TERMS - ParalLelism • Other examples of Parallelism by famous people: • "It is by logic we prove, but by intuition we discover." - Leonardo da Vinci • "If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary, be not idle." - Samuel Johnson • "Those who write clearly have readers; those who write obscurely have commentators." - Albert Camus

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