PARALLELISM
PARALLELISM. In RHETORIC, a device in which a formula or structural pattern is repeated, as in the LATIN sequence veni, vidi, vici and its English translation I came, I saw, I conquered. It occurs in sayings and proverbs (such as Now you see them, now you don't and Out of sight, out of mind), and in verse and poetic prose (‘My mother groaned, my father wept— / Into the dangerous world I leapt’ ( William Blake, Songs of Experience)). See ANTITHESIS, REPETITION.
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Nicholas Grimald , Nicholas Grimald (all: grĬm´ôld), 1519?–1562?, English poet. He contributed 40 poems to the first edition (1557) of Tottel's miscellany, of which "A… Blank Verse , Blank verse Prose , PROSE
PROSE [From Latin prosus direct or straightforward. Prosa oratio was the Latin equivalent of Greek pezós lógos speech that goes on foot, as opp… Alliteration , ALLITERATION, also head rhyme, initial rhyme. Terms in RHETORIC, poetics, and general usage for the repetition of the same sound, usually an initial… V. O. Key Jr , v. • abbr. ∎ Gram. verb. ∎ (in textual references) verse. ∎ verso. ∎ versus. ∎ very. ∎ (in textual references) vide. • symb. velocity.
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• va… prosody , pros·o·dy / ˈpräsədē/ • n. the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry: the translator is not obliged to reproduce the prosody of the original. ∎…
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