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The Creative Use of Language
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The Art of a Persuasive Argument
GLOSSARIES OF RHETORIC
Factoring in the Figures of Speech
Methods to Heighten Dramatic Effect
Glossary of Rhetorical Terms
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DIRECTORY OF DEVICES
Dramatic Imagery and Expressive Emphasis
Tale of Context and Meaning
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The Creative Use of Language
Rhetorical Repetition for Emphasis
Relating to the Word Relations
The Art of a Persuasive Argument
GLOSSARIES OF RHETORIC
Factoring in the Figures of Speech
Methods to Heighten Dramatic Effect
Glossary of Rhetorical Terms
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ART OF REPETITION
Word repetition rhetorical devices operate via repeating words or phrases in various ways, usually for emphasis. The technique of repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words (including in a poem), with no particular placement of the words to secure emphasis. It is a multilinguistic written or spoken device, frequently used in English and several other languages, such as Hindi and Chinese, and so rarely termed a figure of speech.
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MOST COMMON REPETITIVE DEVICES
ANAPHORA
Anaphora is repeating the same word(s) at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases or clauses.
With mine own tears I wash away my balm,
With mine own hands I give away my crown,
With mine own tongue deny my sacred state,
With mine own breath release all duty's rites. (Richard 2)
ANTANACLASIS
Antanaclasis is more witty, repeating the same word but in a different sense. This can take advantage of polysemy.
Put out the light, and then put out the light. (Othello, first referring to extinguishing the candle, then referring to killing Desdemona.)
ANADIPLOSIS
Anadiplosis involves repeating the last word(s) of one sentence, phrase or clause at or near the beginning of the next.
To die, to sleep;
To sleep, perchance to dream…
(Hamlet)
CONDUPLICATIO
Conduplicatio is similar to anadiplosis, involving repeating a keyword in subsequent clauses.
Thou quiet soul, sleep thou a quiet sleep!
(Richard III)
DIACOPE
Diacope is the repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or clause. It can also be thought of as a reshaped epanalepsis.
Farewell, my dearest sister, fare thee well:
The elements be kind to thee, and make
Thy spirits all of comfort! fare thee well. (Antony and Cleopatra)
EPANALEPSIS
Epanalepsis repeats the same word(s) at the beginning and end.
Nothing will come of nothing.
(King Lear)
EPISTROPHE
Epistrophe is repeating the same word(s) at the end instead.
If you had known the virtue of the ring,
Or half her worthiness that gave the ring,
Or your own honour to contain the ring,
You would not then have parted with the ring. (Merchant of Venice)
EPIZEUXIS
Epizeuxis is repetition of the same word without interruption.
Words, words, words. (Hamlet 2.2)
O horror! Horror! Horror!
(Macbeth)
SYMPLOCE
Symploce is a simultaneous combination of both anaphora and epistrophe, but repeating different words at the start and end.
That Angelo's forsworn; is it not strange?
That Angelo's a murderer; is't not strange?
That Angelo is an adulterous thief,
An hypocrite, a virgin-violator;
Is it not strange and strange?
(Measure for Measure)
ANAPHORA
Anaphora is repeating the same word(s) at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases or clauses.
With mine own tears I wash away my balm,
With mine own hands I give away my crown,
With mine own tongue deny my sacred state,
With mine own breath release all duty's rites. (Richard 2)
ANTANACLASIS
Antanaclasis is more witty, repeating the same word but in a different sense. This can take advantage of polysemy.
Put out the light, and then put out the light. (Othello, first referring to extinguishing the candle, then referring to killing Desdemona.)
ANADIPLOSIS
Anadiplosis involves repeating the last word(s) of one sentence, phrase or clause at or near the beginning of the next.
To die, to sleep;
To sleep, perchance to dream…
(Hamlet)
CONDUPLICATIO
Conduplicatio is similar to anadiplosis, involving repeating a keyword in subsequent clauses.
Thou quiet soul, sleep thou a quiet sleep!
(Richard III)
DIACOPE
Diacope is the repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or clause. It can also be thought of as a reshaped epanalepsis.
Farewell, my dearest sister, fare thee well:
The elements be kind to thee, and make
Thy spirits all of comfort! fare thee well. (Antony and Cleopatra)
EPANALEPSIS
Epanalepsis repeats the same word(s) at the beginning and end.
Nothing will come of nothing.
(King Lear)
EPISTROPHE
Epistrophe is repeating the same word(s) at the end instead.
If you had known the virtue of the ring,
Or half her worthiness that gave the ring,
Or your own honour to contain the ring,
You would not then have parted with the ring. (Merchant of Venice)
EPIZEUXIS
Epizeuxis is repetition of the same word without interruption.
Words, words, words. (Hamlet 2.2)
O horror! Horror! Horror!
(Macbeth)
SYMPLOCE
Symploce is a simultaneous combination of both anaphora and epistrophe, but repeating different words at the start and end.
That Angelo's forsworn; is it not strange?
That Angelo's a murderer; is't not strange?
That Angelo is an adulterous thief,
An hypocrite, a virgin-violator;
Is it not strange and strange?
(Measure for Measure)
OTHER RELATED DEVICES
Adnomination - repetition of words with the same root word.
Agnomination - use of similar-sounding words for effect
Alliteration is the repetition of the sound of an initial consonant or consonant cluster in subsequent syllables. It is one of the most well-known and effective rhetorical devices throughout literature and persuasive speeches.
Analepsis - repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis; pleonasm
Anaphora - repetition of a word at beginning of successive phrases for emphasis
Aantanaclasis - repetition of a word within a phrase or sentence in which the second occurrence utilizes a different and sometimes contrary meaning from the first
Antimetabole - reversal of repeated words or phrases for effect: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
Antiphrasis - the usually ironic or humorous use of words in senses opposite to the generally accepted meanings
Antistrophe - repetition of words in reverse order
Assonance - is the repetition of similar vowel sounds across neighboring words
Congery - a form of tautology, the rhetorical use of repetition. It involves using different and successive words or phrases that all effectively mean the same thing. It’s purpose is purely to emphasize the point. That’s it. That’s all. Done. Finished. Finito.
Consonance - the repetition of consonant sounds across words which have been deliberately chosen. It is different from alliteration as it can happen at any place in the word, not just the beginning
Diaphora - the repetition of a name, first to signify the person or persons it describes, then to signify its meaning. In modern English it has become the standard form of syntax in the example of the personal possessive pronouns.
Diacope - repetition of a word or phrase with one or two words between each repeated phrase.
Echolalia - echo-like repetition of another's words
Echopraxia - echo-like repetition of another's actions
Epibole - beginning several clauses with same word
Epanaphora - repetition of same word at beginning of multiple phrases or sentences
Epanalepsis - repetition
Epanastrophe - device where end of one sentence is repeated as beginning of next
Epanalepsis -the repetition of the initial word or words of a clause or sentence at the end. "The king is dead, long live the king!"
Epistrophe - ending of successive clauses with the same word
Epiphora - rhetorical repetition of a word at the end of several sentences
Epizeuxis - immediate repetition of a word for emphasis
Gemination - doubling of a consonant sound; in rhetoric, repetition of a word or phrase
Homeoteleuton - the use or occurrence of similar word endings
Homoeoptoton - use of series of words sharing the same verb or noun inflections
Macrology - much talk with little to say; redundancy; pleonasm
Mesodiplosis is the repetition of a word or phrase at the middle of every clause.
Palillogy - repetition of a word or word or phrase
Paregmenon - repetition of a word or its cognates in a series of words
Parallelism (parallel structure) - a repetition of sentences using the same grammatical structure emphasizing all aspects of the sentence equally
Paromoion - starting statement with several words starting with the same letter
Pleonasm - redundancy; use of more words than necessary
Ploce - repetition of word in more expressive sense for emphasis
Polyptoton - repetition of two or more forms of a word; also known as paregmenon: “You try to forget, and in the forgetting, you are yourself forgotten.”
Polysyndeton - rhetorical device of repeating conjunction for emphasis
Scesis onomaton - repetition of an idea using synonymous words or phrases: “We succeeded, won, and walked away victorious.”
Symploce -repetition of words or phrases at both the beginning and end of successive clauses or verses: a combination of janaphora and epiphora.
Tautology - superfluous repetition of the same sense in different words Example: The children gathered in a round circle
Traductio - a rhetorical term (or figure of speech) for the repetition of a word or phrase in the same sentence. The term, which comes from the Latin "transference," is also known as "transplacement." Traductio is defined as the use of the same word in different connotations or a balancing of homonyms. Traductio is sometimes used as a form of wordplay or emphasis.
Agnomination - use of similar-sounding words for effect
Alliteration is the repetition of the sound of an initial consonant or consonant cluster in subsequent syllables. It is one of the most well-known and effective rhetorical devices throughout literature and persuasive speeches.
Analepsis - repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis; pleonasm
Anaphora - repetition of a word at beginning of successive phrases for emphasis
Aantanaclasis - repetition of a word within a phrase or sentence in which the second occurrence utilizes a different and sometimes contrary meaning from the first
Antimetabole - reversal of repeated words or phrases for effect: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
Antiphrasis - the usually ironic or humorous use of words in senses opposite to the generally accepted meanings
Antistrophe - repetition of words in reverse order
Assonance - is the repetition of similar vowel sounds across neighboring words
Congery - a form of tautology, the rhetorical use of repetition. It involves using different and successive words or phrases that all effectively mean the same thing. It’s purpose is purely to emphasize the point. That’s it. That’s all. Done. Finished. Finito.
Consonance - the repetition of consonant sounds across words which have been deliberately chosen. It is different from alliteration as it can happen at any place in the word, not just the beginning
Diaphora - the repetition of a name, first to signify the person or persons it describes, then to signify its meaning. In modern English it has become the standard form of syntax in the example of the personal possessive pronouns.
Diacope - repetition of a word or phrase with one or two words between each repeated phrase.
Echolalia - echo-like repetition of another's words
Echopraxia - echo-like repetition of another's actions
Epibole - beginning several clauses with same word
Epanaphora - repetition of same word at beginning of multiple phrases or sentences
Epanalepsis - repetition
Epanastrophe - device where end of one sentence is repeated as beginning of next
Epanalepsis -the repetition of the initial word or words of a clause or sentence at the end. "The king is dead, long live the king!"
Epistrophe - ending of successive clauses with the same word
Epiphora - rhetorical repetition of a word at the end of several sentences
Epizeuxis - immediate repetition of a word for emphasis
Gemination - doubling of a consonant sound; in rhetoric, repetition of a word or phrase
Homeoteleuton - the use or occurrence of similar word endings
Homoeoptoton - use of series of words sharing the same verb or noun inflections
Macrology - much talk with little to say; redundancy; pleonasm
Mesodiplosis is the repetition of a word or phrase at the middle of every clause.
Palillogy - repetition of a word or word or phrase
Paregmenon - repetition of a word or its cognates in a series of words
Parallelism (parallel structure) - a repetition of sentences using the same grammatical structure emphasizing all aspects of the sentence equally
Paromoion - starting statement with several words starting with the same letter
Pleonasm - redundancy; use of more words than necessary
Ploce - repetition of word in more expressive sense for emphasis
Polyptoton - repetition of two or more forms of a word; also known as paregmenon: “You try to forget, and in the forgetting, you are yourself forgotten.”
Polysyndeton - rhetorical device of repeating conjunction for emphasis
Scesis onomaton - repetition of an idea using synonymous words or phrases: “We succeeded, won, and walked away victorious.”
Symploce -repetition of words or phrases at both the beginning and end of successive clauses or verses: a combination of janaphora and epiphora.
Tautology - superfluous repetition of the same sense in different words Example: The children gathered in a round circle
Traductio - a rhetorical term (or figure of speech) for the repetition of a word or phrase in the same sentence. The term, which comes from the Latin "transference," is also known as "transplacement." Traductio is defined as the use of the same word in different connotations or a balancing of homonyms. Traductio is sometimes used as a form of wordplay or emphasis.
