Definition:
Corresponding structure in a series of clauses, either of same word to same word, or adjective to adjective, noun to noun, etc. (often found with isocolon), or equal length of clause or sentence.
Etymology:
From the Greek. "evenly balanced"Examples:
- "I have lov'd, and got, and told,
But should I love, get, tell, till I were old,
I should not find that hidden mystery."
(John Donne, "Love's Alchemy") - "He that is to be saved will be saved, and he that is predestined to be damned will be damned."
(James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans) - "Promise her anything, but give her Arpege."
(advertising slogan for Arpege perfume, 1940s) - "Tired of getting junk mail from someone you don't know?
Try getting junk mail from someone you do know."
(slogan of the Surprise Club) - "The milk chocolate melts in your mouth--not in your hand."
(advertising slogan for M&Ms candy) - "It’s no more than an eloquent but empty call for change that promises no more than a holiday from history and a return to the false promises and failed policies of a tired philosophy that trusts in government more than the people."
(Senator John McCain, February 19, 2008) - "A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine."
(slogan of the Florida Citrus Commission)
Pronunciation: PAR-uh-son
Also Known As: parisosis
