#repetition the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device supertype: rhetorical_device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) subtype: anadiplosis__anadiplosi repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next subtype: epanalepsis repetition after intervening words subtype: epanodos repetition or recapitulation in reverse order subtype: epiphora__epistrophe repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. subtype: gemination doubling of a word or words subtype: ploce repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning subtype: polyptoton repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; "My own heart's heart" subtype: epanaphora__anaphora repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses subtype: anaphora using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word subtype: symploce repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe
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