What does "parallelism" mean?
Parallelism: Resemblance; correspondence; similarity. A close parallelism of thought and incident. T. Warton.
Additional senses
- 2.Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: -- At her feet he bowed, he fell: Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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