Graves, Richard L. “Symmetrical Form and the RhetoricRhetoric and Modern

Graves, Richard L. “Symmetrical Form and the Rhetoric of the Sentence” Essays on Classical Rhetoric and Modern Discourse. Southern Illinois UP: Carbondale. 1984.

“’Gorgianic’ is said to be there only for effect or to make an impression, a thin veneer with no substance at all” (170). =B [the concept of symmetry within a sentence]

“Moreover we see the concept of symmetry expressed everywhere, all around us in all kinds of human institutions” (171). =B
“Thus seens, symmetry is not merely a cold, static form, but rather, a potentially dynamic, life-giving force” (172). =B

“Attneave was interested in studying, in quantitative terms, a belief long held by Gestalt physchologists, namely that symmetry has a positive effect on memory” (172). =B

“Attneave’s experiments and Burke’s comments on innate form suggest the potential fruitfulness of efforts to develop a syntactic rhetoric based on symmetry and parallelism—one which could, in combination with other related activities, serve as a powerful heuristic tool” (174). =B

“Parallelism is shown as consisting of four major categories: 10the repetition of key words, 2) the use of opposite words, 3) the repetition of grammatical elements, and 4) combinations of these, in which selected elements function together” (174). =B