epizeuxis
Definitions
The repetition of words in immediate succession for emphasis.
Examples
“An Epizeuxis twice a word repeats, And graces thus the theme on which it treats.”
“Wikipedia weds this ranging interest⟳ to the kind of pertinence where Larry David's “Pretty, pretty good!” is given as an example of rhetorical epizeuxis.”
“'O horror, horror, horror', Macduff cries, his epizeuxis reflecting a lack in the symbolic order⟳ itself.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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