AP Lang-Figures of Repetition

Polysyndeton

Figure of addition and emphasis which intentionally employs a series of conjunctions not normal found in successive words ex. And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after his kind, and creeping thing and beast of the earth after his kind and it was so"...

Epanalepsis

Figure of emphasis in which the same word both begins and ends a phrase, clause or sentence. ex. Always low prices. Always.

Epizeuxis

Figure of emphasis in which the same word is repeated two or more times in immediate succession. ex. Warning! Warning! Warning! Alien Approaching!

Antimetabole

Figure of emphasis in which the words in one phrase or clause are replicated exactly or closely, in reverse grammatical order in the next phrase or clause. ex. When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.

Asyndeton

Figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) are intentionally omitted in successive phrases or clauses ex. He received applause, prizes, money, fame.

Scesis Onomaton

Figure of repetition in which a set of two or more different words having the same meaning appear in the same sentence. ex. The strong, robust, muscular man lifted the bus.

Anaphora

Figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause or phrase in repeated at the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases. ex. It was big. It was blue. It was deep. It was the ocean.

Symploce

Figure of repetition, that combines anaphora and epistrophe in which first and last word(s) in one phrase clause or sent. are repeated in one or more successive phrase, clauses, or sentences; repetition of first and last words in a clause over successive words ex. Now is the time to recognize what which unites us is greater than that which divides us.

Anadiplosis

Occurs when the last terms in one sentence, clause, or phrase, are repeated near the beginning of the next sentence clause or phrase. ex. When your cable company keeps you on hold you get angry! When you get angry you go blow off steam. When you go blow off steam accidents happen. When accidents happen you get an eye patch. When you get an eye patch people think your tough. When people think your tough, people wanna see how tough. And when people wanna see how tough you wake up in a roadside ditch. Don't wake up in a roadside ditch! Get rid of Cable and upgrade to DirectTV.

Conduplicatio

Repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses ex. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Epistrophe

When the last word/ set of words in a sentence, clause, or phrase is repeated at the end of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases. ex. And the government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish for the earth

Diacope

a figure of repetition in the same word or phrase on either side of an intervening word or phrase ex. And now my beauties, something with poison in it, I think, with poison in it, but attractive to the eye and soothing to the smell