What form of repetition is this?
'These to you, Sir Tristram of Lyones, most noble knight, from his lover and friend King Anguish of Ireland, in sore trouble and straits at Camelot. Know ye, Sir Tristram, that I have been summoned to King Arthur's court on pain'
anaphora
parallelism
epistrophe
anadiplosis
I think it is parallelism
I think not. Make sure you understand each of these terms. Look them up if your text materials don't seem clear to you.
par·al·lel·ism
[ˈperəlelˌizəm]
NOUN
the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.
the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
To determine the correct form of repetition in this passage, we can analyze the given options: anaphora, parallelism, epistrophe, and anadiplosis.
Anaphora refers to the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses. In the provided passage, there is no repeated word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences.
Parallelism involves using similar grammatical structures or patterns within a sentence or paragraph. Looking closely at the passage, we can observe that the structure and pattern of the sentences remain consistent, with similar phrases and clauses used throughout. Therefore, parallelism seems to be a suitable choice.
Epistrophe is the repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences. In the given passage, we don't see any repeated word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
Anadiplosis is the repetition of the last word of a clause or sentence at the beginning of the following clause or sentence. There is no clear repetition of the last word at the beginning of the following clause or sentence in the provided passage.
Based on this analysis, it is indeed parallelism, as the structure and pattern of the sentences display similarities throughout.