Repetition (Visual/Oral) Flashcards
1
Q
Epizeuxis
A
repetition of the same word
Sick, sick, sick!
2
Q
Anaphora
A
repetition of word/phrase at the BEGINNING of successive lines/clauses/sentences
Mine is the sun
Mine is the night
3
Q
Epistrophe
A
Repetition of word/phrase at the END of successive lines/clauses/sentences
Where now? Who now? When now?
4
Q
Symploce
A
Repetition at BEGINNING & END of successive lines
We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
5
Q
Epanalepsis
A
Initial word of sentence reappears at end
Roll on deep dark ocean, roll.
6
Q
Anadiplosis
A
chain-link
As thou being mine,
Mine is thy good report
7
Q
Ployptoton
A
Repetition of one word in different case
Goes, going, gone!
8
Q
Alliteration
A
Repetition of consonant LETTERS at the start of successive words
