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STUDENT: Axmadkulova Kirmizoy

 Repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words (including in a
poem), with no particular placement of the words to secure emphasis. It is a multilinguistic
written or spoken device, frequently used in English and several other languages, such as
Hindi and Chinese, and so rarely termed a figure of speech.
 Its forms, many of which are listed below, have varying resonances to listing (forms of
enumeration, such as "Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly and lastly..."), as a matter of trite logic
often similar in effect.[clarification needed]
 Today, as never before, the fates of men are so intimately linked
 to one another that a disaster for one is a disaster for everybody.
 — A verse from The Little Virtues, 1962 by Natalia Ginzburg, with repetition of disaster
 Types
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 Antimetabole is the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order.
 "I know what I like, and I like what I know."
 Tautology is superfluous and simple repetition of the same sense in different words.
 "The children gathered in a round circle."
 Antanaclasis is the repetition of a word or phrase to effect a different meaning.
 "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." (Benjamin Franklin)
 Conduplicatio is the repetition of a word in various places throughout a paragraph.
 "And the world said, 'Disarm, disclose, or face serious consequences'—and therefore, we
worked with the world, we worked to make sure that Saddam Hussein heard the message
of the world."[2] (George W. Bush)
 Anadiplosis is the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is used at the
end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence.[3]
 "This, it seemed to him, was the end, the end of a world as he had known it..." (James
Oliver Curwood)
 How do you use repetition?
 How to use Repetition
 Choose words that you think are important and worth stressing.
 Repeat those words in a way that is memorable. ...
 Not overuse it, or it will loose its effect—just use repetition at points when it will have the
most impact.
 Thanks for your attention.