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  2. Repetition (rhetorical device) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Reduplication - Wikipedia

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    Reduplication can convey emphasis or repetition, for example mate "die", matemate "die in numbers"; and de-emphasis, for example wera "hot" and werawera "warm". Reduplication can also extend the meaning of a word; for instance paki "pat" becomes papaki "slap or clap once" and pakipaki "applaud"; kimo "blink" becomes kikimo "close eyes firmly"

  4. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    Example: "People, pets, batteries, ... all are dead." Antimetabole: a sentence consisting of the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in reverse order. Antithesis: juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas in separate clauses. Aphorismus: statement that calls into question if a word or phrase is properly used to characterize a ...

  5. Epizeuxis - Wikipedia

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    In rhetoric, epizeuxis, also known as palilogia, is the repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession, typically within the same sentence, for vehemence or emphasis. [1] [2] A closely related rhetorical device is diacope, which involves word repetition that is broken up by a single intervening word, or a small number of intervening ...

  6. Diacope - Wikipedia

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    Diacope (/ d aɪ ˈ æ k ə p i / dy-AK-ə-pee) is a rhetorical term meaning repetition of a word or phrase that is broken up by a single intervening word, or a small number of intervening words. [1] [2] It derives from a Greek word diakopḗ, [3] [4] which means "cut in two". [5] [6] Diacopae (or diacopes) are used in writing to emphasize or ...

  7. Adnomination - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics and literature, adnomination is a rhetorical device that involves the juxtaposed repetition of words with similar roots or speech sounds within a phrase or sentence. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This technique serves to emphasize a particular concept or create a memorable rhythm captivating the audience's attention.

  8. Palilalia - Wikipedia

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    Palilalia is defined as the repetition of the speaker's words or phrases, often for a varying number of repeats. Repeated units are generally whole sections of words and are larger than a syllable, with words being repeated the most often, followed by phrases, and then syllables or sounds.

  9. Speech repetition - Wikipedia

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    Vocal imitation happens quickly: words can be repeated within 250-300 milliseconds [1] both in normals (during speech shadowing) [2] and during echolalia.The imitation of speech syllables possibly happens even more quickly: people begin imitating the second phone in the syllable [ao] earlier than they can identify it (out of the set [ao], [aæ] and [ai]). [3]