1. Repetition
Repetition

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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