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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 .
In rhetoric, parallel syntax (also known as parallel construction, parallel structure, and parallelism) is a rhetorical device that consists of repetition among adjacent sentences or clauses. The repeated sentences or clauses provide emphasis to a central theme or idea the author is trying to convey. [ 1 ]
In rhetoric, an anaphora (Greek: ἀναφορά, "carrying back") is a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis. [2] In contrast, an epistrophe (or epiphora) is repeating words at the clauses' ends.
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 ...
In rhetoric, a rhetorical device, persuasive device, or stylistic device is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading them towards considering a topic from a perspective, using language designed to encourage or provoke an emotional display of a given perspective or action.
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Anadiplosis – Repetition of a word at the end of a clause at the beginning of another; Antanaclasis – Repetition of a word in two different senses; Antimetabole – Repetition of words in successive clauses, in reverse order; Assonance – The repetition of vowel sounds, most commonly within a short passage of verse; Asyndeton – Lack of ...
Furthermore, amplification refers to a rhetorical device used to add features to a statement. [16] In rhetoric, amplification refers to the act and means of extending thoughts or statements: to increase rhetorical effect, to add importance, to make the most of a thought or circumstance, to add an exaggeration,