Comparison workshop

ParallelismversusRepetitionWhat's the Difference?

Parallelism repeats or mirrors grammatical form, whereas repetition may recur at several textual levels.

Read the pair

How They Differ

First idea

Parallelism

Uses similar syntax across related units.

versus

Second idea

Repetition

May repeat sounds, words, phrases, structures, or ideas.

See the signal

Examples

Parallelism

To listen is to learn; to question is to grow.

Repetition

Again the bell, again the warning.