parallelism

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to place side by side, or parallel: cf. F. parallélisme. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality or state of being parallel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Resemblance; correspondence; similarity. [ 1913 Webster ]

A close parallelism of thought and incident. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --

At her feet he bowed, he fell:
Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]