Question

What is the difference between anaphora and parallelism?

Answer 1

Hint:
- A literary device is a method used by authors to allude to broader concepts, ideas, and meaning in a story or piece of writing.
- There are several different types of literary devices, each with its own purpose.
- Writers also employ several literary devices at the same time.

Complete answer:
Anaphora is a rhetorical device that adds rhythm to a passage while emphasizing a word. The repetition of a single word or phrase at the start of a line or passage is referred to as this technique. The repetition of a word will heighten the piece's overall sense. Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" address, for example, includes anaphora.

Parallelism, also known as parallel structure, occurs when the grammatical structures of phrases in a sentence are similar or identical. Parallelism, in its most simple form, gives a term balance and consistency. Parallelism also gives a pattern and rhythm to words.

Neil Armstrong's declaration as he walked on the moon, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," is one of the most well-known examples of parallelism. Because of the frequent usage of “one,” the form of the two noun phrases in this sentence is identical.

In anaphora, the same words are repeated, while in parallelism, the same words are not repeated, but words or phrases that are identical in sense, form, or sound are used instead. Writers use anaphora and parallelism as figures of continuity in their creative work.

Note: Difference between Anaphora and repetition: Anaphora is repetition of words at the beginning of clauses, while repetition can occur anywhere, and is a more general term that includes anaphora.
- In anaphora words are repeated.
- In parallelism, words are not repeated but phrases are similar.