Repetitio

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Description

Repetitio is the simple repetition of a single word.

Example

It's a mad, mad, mad world.

Vanity of vanities: you are vain, he is vain, all is vanity.

Discussion

Repetitio simply means 'repetition' and is a general term for repeating a single word or variants of the same word.

Repetition is a form of emphasis in which attention is gained. We are very good at pattern-matching and it does not take long to spot the repeated word pattern and then start to wonder what it means.

Classification: Repetition