Repetition Repetition

Define ‘Repetition’ Sounds, words, and groups of words that are repeated for emphasis

Types of Repetition Anadiplosis – Last words in a line/clause used for the first words in the following line/clause Anaphora – First words in a line/clause are repeated Epiphora – Last words in a line/clause are repeated

Anadiplosis Turn the lights out now Now I’ll take you by the hand Hand you another drink Drink it if you can Can you spend a little time? Time is slipping away Away from us so stay Stay with me, I can make Make you glad you came “Glad You Came” by the Wanted

Anaphora It was the best of times, It was the worst of times It was the age of wisdom, It was the age of foolishness It was the epoch of belief, It was the epoch of incredulity It was the season of Light, It was the season of Darkness, It was the spring of hope, It was the winter of despair… A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Epiphora If you had known the virtue of the ring, Or half her worthiness that gave the ring, Or your own honour to contain the ring, You would not then have parted with the ring. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare