1. Parallel Structure means . . . "using the same pattern of words toshow that two or more ideas have thesame level of importance" (PurdueOWL)

2. BackgroundParallel structures . . .Come from oral and rhetorical (speaking) traditionsAre central to poetic, rhetorical, and business writing 3. UseSpeakers use parallel structures to memorize, organize, condense, communicate, and persuadeWriters use parallel structures for brevity and power:The art of art, the glory of expression and thesunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. Walt Whitman, Preface to Leaves of Grass 4. StructureParallel structures can be used with words, phrases, and clausesWords: Individual nouns, adjectives, verbs, prepositions, etc.Phrases: Groups of wordsClauses: Parts of sentencesParallel structures are usually used with a co- coordinating conjunction (F.A.N.B.O.Y.S) 5. Parallel Structure with WordsVerbsEveryday Example:-Advertisements like Live. Love. Buy Our Product.Famous Example: I came, I saw, I conquered - Julius Caesars single-sentence military reportNouns & Adjectives- Everyday Example:Too many to listFamous Noun List: Lions and tigers and bears, O my! - Dorothy in TheWizard of OzsFamous Adjective List: Mad, bad, and dangerous to know - Lady CarolineLamb on her ex-Boyfriend, the poet Lord Byron 6. Parallel Structures with Phrases andClausesAny group of words (phrases) or parts of sentence (clauses) can be formed into parallel structures. 7. Simple Practice for Parallel StructureThe easiest way to practice parallel structure is to- listen for parallel structures in the everyday speech of your friends, classmates,siblings, family members, grandparents, and parents use parallel structures in theireveryday speech and write these sentences down (transcribe).- listen to advertising, pop music, movie and television dialogue, and politicians andwrite down how they use parallel structures- read often and underline parallel phrases that are interesting to you and that youwant to use in your own writing.- write often and try to use parallel phrases for a variety of effects,Essential Questions:How do people I know use parallel structures?How do famous people use parallel structures?