In Scott Russell Sanders’ essay, “The Inheritance of Tools,” he expounds the techniques and tools of carpentry that have been passed down to him, using parallel structure to outline how natural the processes are with him. On multiple occasions, Sanders describes the processes and techniques taught to him by his father. “‘Don’t look at your hands, don’t look at the hammer’.” In this statement, Sanders’ father is teaching his son how to hit a nail without bending the nails, repeating “don’t look at” to emphasize the importance of looking directly at the nail. In another instance, Sanders repeats the words “how to” when describing his son learning the same carpentry techniques his father taught him. He uses anaphora in this example to better