isocolon

Etymology

Gk. isos, "equal" and kolon, "member"

Synonyms, partial synonyms, and alternate spellings

annominatio, annomnation, compar, conpar, parison, the figure of even

Definition

The occurrence of the same syllabic and prosodic structure in at least two phrases or clauses.

What we are left with, as the political scientist Peter Russell has put it, is a presidential system, without the Congress. (The Americans, perhaps, have a parliamentary system without a prime minister.) (Coyne 2013)

Coyne, Andrew. 2013b. “Rob Ford Mess a Monster Born of Divisive and Condescending Populism.” National Post, November 15, 2013.

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