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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

communication go
something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

style, expressive style go
a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

device go
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

rhetorical device go
a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

repetition
the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device

noun.communication

10 Subcategories

reduplication, anadiplosis go
repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
epanalepsis go
repetition after intervening words
epanodos go
repetition of a group of words in reverse order
epiphora, epistrophe go
repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
gemination go
the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
ploce go
(rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning
polyptoton go
repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence
epanaphora, anaphora go
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
anaphora go
using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier
symploce go
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe