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Anadiplosis

Meaning in literature, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In literature, anadiplosis means: Repetition of the end of one clause at the beginning of the next.

In Turkish: sondan başa yineleme, anadiplosis

How it is used

Use to trace linked clauses in which an ending becomes the next starting point.

Example sentences

  1. The anadiplosis in 'fear creates silence; silence protects fear' joins the two claims.

    Silence ends the first clause and begins the second.

  2. The poet uses anadiplosis to move from memory to grief and from grief to anger.

    The repeated links turn separate feelings into a developing chain.

Common collocations

  • use anadiplosis
  • a chain of anadiplosis
  • anaphoraA rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of nearby clauses, lines, or sentences for emphasis.
  • figure of speechA use of words in a non-literal or unusual way to create a special effect or meaning, such as a metaphor, simile, hyperbole or personification.

More terms: Literary Devices and Figures of Speech

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