anadiplosis
Noun: - A rhetorical device involving repetition: Anadiplosis is a figure of speech in which the last word or phrase of one clause, sentence, or line is repeated at the beginning of the next. This repetition creates a link between ideas and emphasizes the repeated term, often building momentum or highlighting a logical connection.
Anadiplosis is used primarily in formal writing, oratory, and poetry to create emphasis, rhythm, and a sense of progression or consequence. - It connects consecutive thoughts by repeating a key term. - It draws the listener's or reader's attention to a pivotal concept. - It can build intensity or logical force in an argument.
- In oratory: "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." (The word at the end of one clause begins the next.)
- In literature: "The love of wicked men converts to fear; That fear to hate, and hate turns one or both to worthy danger and deserved death." (Here, 'fear' and 'hate' are repeated in sequence.)
- In a simple sentence: "She opened the door. The door led to a garden."
- Extended Anadiplosis (Gradation): When anadiplosis is used in a series of three or more clauses, it is sometimes called gradation or climax. This creates a powerful, chain-like effect.
- Example: "We have the power. Power brings responsibility. Responsibility requires wisdom."
- Combination with Other Devices: Anadiplosis is often used in conjunction with other rhetorical devices like parallelism or antithesis for greater effect.
- Example: "When I am weak, then I am strong. Strong in faith, not in flesh."
- Conduplicatio: A related rhetorical device involving the repetition of a key word from a preceding clause at the beginning of the next, but not necessarily the word.
- Epistrophe: The counterpart to anadiplosis; repetition of the same word or words at the of successive clauses.
- Anaphora: Repetition of the same word or words at the of successive clauses.
- Reduplication (specifically in a grammatical or rhetorical context)
- Linking repetition
- Chain repetition
While the core meaning is fixed as a rhetorical term, its effect can vary: 1. To show cause and effect: The repetition can illustrate how one idea directly leads to the next. 2. To create emphasis: It reinforces the importance of the repeated concept. 3. To enhance musicality: In poetry and speeches, it contributes to rhythm and memorability.
Anadiplosis is a technical term and is not typically used in everyday idioms. However, the structure of anadiplosis appears in many famous quotations and mottos. - Phrasal Pattern: "[Word A]... [Word A] [Word B]... [Word B] [Word C]..." This is the structural pattern of anadiplosis.
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repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
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