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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. Parallel syntax - Wikipedia

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   The repeated sentences or clauses provide emphasis to a central theme or idea the author is trying to convey. [1] Parallelism is the mark of a mature language speaker. [2] In language, syntax is the structure of a sentence, thus parallel syntax can also be called parallel sentence structure. This rhetorical tool improves the flow of a sentence ...

4. Rhetorical device - Wikipedia

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   The repeated word has two different meanings in the context of the sentence. Antanaclasis is often used when the repeated word has multiple definitions or ways it may be interpreted. Authors typically use this rhetorical strategy in order to emphasize a certain word that contributes to the overarching theme or idea, to create a rhythm in their ...

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. Parallelism (rhetoric) - Wikipedia

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   The following sentences and verses possess "similarity in structure" in words and phrases: She tried to make the law clear, precise and equitable. [2] In the quote above, the compounded adjectives serve as parallel elements and support the noun "law". Her purpose was to impress the ignorant, to perplex the dubious, and to confound the ...

7. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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   Anaphora – a succession of sentences beginning with the same word or group of words. Anastrophe – inversion of the natural word order. Anecdote – a brief narrative describing an interesting or amusing event. Antanaclasis – a figure of speech involving a pun, consisting of the repeated use of the same word, each time with different meanings.

8. Parallelism (grammar) - Wikipedia

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   The second example pairs a gerund with a regular noun. Parallelism can be achieved by converting both terms to gerunds or to infinitives. The final phrase of the third example does not include a definite location, such as "across the yard" or "over the fence"; rewriting to add one completes the sentence's parallelism.

9. Pleonasm - Wikipedia

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   A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.