Repetition — English definition
Deliberately repeating a word or phrase to hammer home an idea.
Where it is taught
- Rhetorical & Literary Devices — Argument & Rhetoric, English 9: Experience, Perspective & Inquiry, Grade 9
In use
Repetition hammers a word or phrase again and again so it lodges in memory, while parallelism repeats a grammatical pattern to create rhythm — 'real breakfasts, real lunches, real choices.
Rhetorical & Literary Devices