7 Types of Repetition
- Anaphora. ...
- Epistrophe. ...
- Symploce. ...
- Antanaclasis. ...
- Antistasis. ...
- Negative-positive restatement. ...
- Epizeuxis, a.k.a. “palilogia.” This is the simple repetition of a single word or phrase in immediate succession.
- What are 5 examples of repetition?
- What are examples of repetition?
- What is repetition of ideas called?
- What is anaphora with example?
What are 5 examples of repetition?
Common Examples of Repetition
- Time after time.
- Heart to heart.
- Boys will be boys.
- Hand in hand.
- Get ready; get set; go.
- Hour to hour.
- Sorry, not sorry.
- Over and over.
What are examples of repetition?
Repetition is also often used in speech, as a rhetorical device to bring attention to an idea. Examples of Repetition: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. "Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day!
What is repetition of ideas called?
tautologia. The repetition of the same idea in different words, but (often) in a way that is wearisome or unnecessary. traductio. Repeating the same word variously throughout a sentence or thought.
What is anaphora with example?
1 : repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect Lincoln's "we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground" is an example of anaphora — compare epistrophe.