Understanding Parallel Construction

[MichelleL in Tn]

We are going to be covering this during our language arts this week.
Is Parallel construction just on conversation balance?

or would it apply to other balances in the story. I was wondering about
Deuteronomy 28 when the if and then's start. "If you do this, then I will do this." "If you disobey (don't do this )then I will do this."
Is this also considered parallel construction? or is it not because only God is speaking?

I was just trying to get another example of it. I have never even heard of such a thing as parallel construction. (I know we never covered that in public school.)

Thanks

[Rebe]

If you have a FIAR Vol. 3, take a look at the lessons on p. 87 and 105. Jane Claire has good explanations of parallel construction using The Salamander Room (conversation) and Amber on the Mountain (narration).

For parallel construction, it doesn't matter who's speaking, how many are speaking, or even if anyone is speaking at all. This is from Vol. 3, p. 105: "Parallel means the construction of similar phrases or ideas on both sides -- going along together, or in a balanced way."

Such as:
"Mountain people went down the road and learned the ease of city ways. City people came up the road and learned the beauty of mountain ways."
Those sentences are an example of parallel construction.

The example you gave from Deut. is both parallel construction and repetition. It makes the passage both easy to remember and poetic.

Hope that helps!

[MichelleL in Tn]

If you have a FIAR Vol. 3, take a look at the lessons on p. 87 and 105. Jane Claire has good explanations of parallel construction using The Salamander Room (conversation) and Amber on the Mountain (narration).

For parallel construction, it doesn't matter who's speaking, how many are speaking, or even if anyone is speaking at all. This is from Vol. 3, p. 105: "Parallel means the construction of similar phrases or ideas on both sides -- going along together, or in a balanced way."

Such as:
"Mountain people went down the road and learned the ease of city ways. City people came up the road and learned the beauty of mountain ways."
Those sentences are an example of parallel construction.

The example you gave from Deut. is both parallel construction and repetition. It makes the passage both easy to remember and poetic.

Hope that helps!

It does thanks....That was the first verse that came to my mind when I read what the manual said..But I wasn't real clear on whether or not that was an example.

Wow I learn something new every day! I can't believe I have never even heard of it before.

Blessings

[Paige P]

Michelle, this is used grammatically in writing, as well. You need "parrallellism" -- all parts should be "equal."

For example, if you wrote
John will eat his supper, will take his bath, and go to bed -- it would be incorrect. It should be parrallell -- John will eat his supper, will take his bath, and will get in his bed.

Make sense? I don't know if this is what you were asking for or not......

[MichelleL in Tn]

Perhaps not knowing this is why I did not do well in College English!

[ami*]

Michelle,

I got a little crazy-hands-on with this lesson, and I just have to share! LOL

Parallel Construction (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/walkingbytheway/378761/)

I hope my entry makes sense. You wouldn't have to tape anything on the blocks. You could simply use a block to represent each piece of the conversation in the story.

I plan on whipping the blocks out every time we run into this in a story, and I know my son will really get it after a few stories. :D

[MichelleL in Tn]

Michelle,

I got a little crazy-hands-on with this lesson, and I just have to share! LOL

Parallel Construction (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/walkingbytheway/378761/)

I hope my entry makes sense. You wouldn't have to tape anything on the blocks. You could simply use a block to represent each piece of the conversation in the story.

I plan on whipping the blocks out every time we run into this in a story, and I know my son will really get it after a few stories. :D


Very creative.

[AmandaW]

Ami, Thank you so much for the idea. We are covering this next week, and I didn't think I was going to be able to get a working balance. I'm going to use our legos. Thank you!!