I always find myself wondering whether to add add "variation" or "symmetry" to a sentence. Most of the time I can't make out my mind.
Few examples:
With the moon still illuminating my way, I entered the trail, which consisted of a narrow concrete path surrounded by bamboo and banana plants.
Meaning aside, does it sound better if I balance the two words between "and"? By making them both adj + noun?
With the moon still illuminating my way, I entered the trail, which consisted of a narrow concrete path surrounded by tall bamboo and banana plants.
Yet there were things she had never seen before like three-wheeled bikes and elephants.
Does it sound better as:
Yet there were things she had never seen before like three-wheeled bikes and Asian elephants.