polyproton - 01/23/04 08:58 PM
Polyptoton
(Definitions)
"...had, having, and in quest to have, extreme..." -- Shakespeare, Sonnet 129
What is the term for a repeated word or phrase in the same sentence?
Polyptoton, from the Greek, "multiple cases", "many inflections".
Would the auctioneer's chant "Going,going,gone!" be another
example?
(Definitions)
"...had, having, and in quest to have, extreme..." -- Shakespeare, Sonnet 129
What is the term for a repeated word or phrase in the same sentence?
Polyptoton, from the Greek, "multiple cases", "many inflections".
Would the auctioneer's chant "Going,going,gone!" be another
example?