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Schemes of balance

Schemes of balance. Parallelism—The most common . Uses the same grammatical structure for similar items Helps reader understand that ideas in parallel construction are equal in weight or importance

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Schemes of balance

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  1. Schemes of balance

  2. Parallelism—The most common • Uses the same grammatical structure for similar items • Helps reader understand that ideas in parallel construction are equal in weight or importance • Parallelism of words: Exercise psychologists argue that body-pump aerobics sessions benefit a person’s heart and lungs, muscles and nerves, and joints and cartilage. • Parallelism of phrases: Exercise psychologists argue that body-pump aerobics help a person breathe more effectively, move with less discomfort, and avoid injury. • Parallelism of clauses: Exercise psychologists argue that body-pump aerobics is the most efficient exercise class, that body-pump participants show greater gains in stamina than participants in comparable programs, and that body-pump aerobics is less expensive in terms of equipment and training needed.

  3. More parallelism • Zeugma. • A figure of rhetoric in which more than one item in a sentence is governed by a single word, usually a verb • Ex: “Kill the boys and the luggage!” –Shakespeare Henry V • The verb “kill” connects to both the boys and the luggage.

  4. Antithesis • Scheme where parallelism is used to juxtapose words, phrases, or clauses that contrast • Writer uses antithesis to point out the differences between the two ideas • Antithesis of words: When distance runners reach the state they call the zone, they find themselves mentally engaged, yet detached. • Antithesis of phrases: When distance runners reach the state they call the zone, they find themselves mentally engaged with their physical surroundings, yet detached from moment-to-moment concerns about their conditioning. • Antithesis of clauses: When distance runners reach the state they call the zone, they find that they are empirically engaged with their physical surroundings, yet they are also completely detached from moment-to-moment concerns about their conditioning.

  5. Antimetabole—similar to antithesis • Reversing the order of repeated words or phrases to intensify the final formation, to present alternatives, or to show contrast. • All work and no play is as harmful to mental health as all play and no work. • Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.

  6. Climax • Arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance, often in parallel structure. • Miss America was not so much interested in serving herself as she was eager to serve her family, her community, and her nation.

  7. Bacon • Read Bacon’s essay • Look for: • Purpose—Implicit/Explicit • Arrangement • Patterns of Development • Schemes of Balance • How does Bacon’s arrangement and use of schemes of balance impact his purpose?

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