CC1: Repetition

Repeated use of a lexical item for a rhetoric purpose such as emphasis, praise or criticism.

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 Text Explanation Rhetorical Impact Score Source Genre
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1 سجِّلْ! Repetition of the starting word. Although this is technically also an instance of "The Interrogative", it's pragmatic effect here comes through repetition rather than as a new interrogative. 1 سجل أنا عربي
Write Down : I'm an Arab!		 Modern Poetry
2 أنا عربي Repetition from line 2, for emphasis. 1 سجل أنا عربي
Write Down : I'm an Arab!		 Modern Poetry
3 أطفالي ثمانيةٌ Repetition for emphasis, from the 4th line. It also signals a transition to the next line. 1 سجل أنا عربي
Write Down : I'm an Arab!		 Modern Poetry
4 هل تغضب؟ A repetition of the هل تغضب from before. The repetition is used to mark the internal divisions in the structure of the poem. 1 سجل أنا عربي
Write Down : I'm an Arab!		 Modern Poetry
5 فازت وزيرة الخارجية البريطانية ليز تراس بزعامة حزب المحافظين الحاكم This is a repetition of the title, which helps cement the understanding. 1 فوز ليز تراس بزعامة حزب المحافظين ورئاسة الحكومة في بريطانيا
Liz Truss wins leadership of the Conservative Party and becomes Prime Minister of Britain		 News
6 يقضي Repetition with تقضي in the previous clause, gives a sense of smoothness which correlates with setting the relaxed tone. 1 حديث القرية
Village Talk		 Short Story
7 السرور The repetition of سرور emphasises the joy that is being experienced. 1 حديث القرية
Village Talk		 Short Story
8 أنصاف عرايا كآبائهم Repeats and reinforces the half-nakedness of the men from earlier, to illustrate that apart from the women, everyone else is half-naked. 1 حديث القرية
Village Talk		 Short Story