Which figure of speech is the repetition of grammatical structures to emphasize ideas?

• A. Ethos
• B. Pathos
• C. Parallelism
• D. Anaphora

Answer: (C)

Repetition of grammatical structures to emphasize ideas is parallelism. By using matching patterns—same word order, same length, or the same arrangement of elements—the writer creates balance and rhythm that highlight the message. For example, repeating a similar clause structure like “we came to learn, we came to grow, we came to lead” makes the ideas feel connected and memorable. Anaphora is a specific kind of parallelism where the same word or phrase starts successive clauses, such as “We shall…” repeated at the beginnings of clauses. Ethos and Pathos are about credibility and emotion, not about repeating sentence structures. So the best fit is parallelism.