Parisosis Explained

In rhetoric, parisosis occurs when clauses have very similar lengths, as measured by syllables. It is sometimes taken as equivalent to isocolon.

An example of parisosis is: I came, I saw, I conquered.

References

• Book: Smyth, Herbert Weir . 1920 . Greek Grammar . Harvard University Press . Cambridge MA . 0-674-36250-0 . 681.