anadiplosis

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A rhetorical device in which a word or phrase used at the end of a sentence or clause is repeated near the beginning of the next sentence or clause
rhetorical repetition of one or more words, particularly a word at the end of a clause "Men in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state; servants of fame; and servants of business " -- Francis Bacon See also: anaphora, epistrophe, symploce
a repetition of the last word in a line or segment at the start of the next line or segment
Also called epanadiplosis, the repetition of a prominent (usually the final) word of a phrase, clause, line, or stanza at the beginning of the next, often with extended or altered meaning, as in: "His hands were folded -- folded in prayer," or Keat's repetition of the word,"forlorn," linking the seventh and eighth stanzas of "Ode to a Nightingale " (Compare Anaphora, Chain Rhyme, Echo, Epistrophe, Epizeuxis, Incremental Repetition, Parallelism, Polysyndeton, Refrain, Stornello Verses)
repeating the last word of a clause at the beginning of the next clause As Nietzsche said, "Talent is an adornment; an adornment is also a concealment " Extended anadiplosis is called gradatio For instance, in The Caine Mutiny the captain declares: "Aboard my ship, excellent performance is standard Standard performance is sub-standard Sub-standard performance is not allowed " Biblically speaking, St Paul claims, "We glory in tribulations also, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope, and hope maketh man not ashamed " On a more mundane level, the character of Yoda states in Star Wars, Episode I: "Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hatred; hatred leads to conflict; conflict leads to suffering " Gradatio creates a rhythmical pattern to carry the reader along the text, even as it establishes a connection between words Anadiplosis and gradatio are examples of rhetorical schemes
repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
(Linguistics) rhetorical repetition of the last word of a clause at the beginning of next clause
A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent
" repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next