A rhetorical or grammatical unit consisting of two related clauses or phrases of roughly equal length, commonly used in classical rhetoric and poetry.
From Greek 'di-' (two) and 'colon' (a clause or segment of a sentence). Formed in classical rhetoric by Greek and Roman orators to describe balanced sentence structures.
Ancient Roman orators deliberately structured speeches in dicola to make them sound balanced and persuasive—it's why political speeches still use this pattern today ('Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country')!
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