A pair of phrases or clauses of roughly equal length joined by a comma, semicolon, or conjunction. Another name for balance is "isocolon," a Greek word meaning, roughly, "equal phrases." Choose any of the models below and write a similar sentence of your own.
- The air cools; the puppy's skin is hot. -- Annie Dillard
- We will not rest; we cannot think of anything else. -- Marion Winik
- Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power. -- Gloria Naylor
A string of grammatically identical elements, such as nouns, verbs, or adjectives. Choose any of the models below and write a similar sentence of your own.
- That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world. -- Amy Tan
- The preacher preached a wonderful rhythmical sermon, all moans and shouts and lonely cries and dire pictures of hell. -- Langston Hughes
- I don't want yours, I half-screamed at her, and went crazy, tearing up the house, crawling under the couch, yanking out drawers that hadn't been opened in years. -- Marion Winik
*I'm taking this text and these exercises from a book called Moves Writers Make by James C. Raymond.
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