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Function of anadiplosis

It repeats a word in quick succession in successive clauses in order to add emphasis to the main idea, as readers tend to focus more on the repetition of words and thereby on the idea emphasized upon.

Anadiplosis also serves to decorate a piece of writing or a speech. Often, CEOs and modern executives are fond of using it to make their suggestions and commands effective³¹

Anadiplosis (from the Greek: "a doubling, folding up") is the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence.

"For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas and hath not left his peer."

— John Milton, Lycidas

"Queen: 'Aboard my ship, excellent performance is standard. Standard performance is sub-standard. Sub-standard performance is not permitted to exist.'"

—Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny.

"Having power makes [totalitarian leadership] isolated; isolation breeds insecurity; insecurity breeds suspicion and fear; suspicion and fear breed violence."

—Zbigniew Brzezinski, The Permanent Purge: Politics in Soviet Totalitarianism

"What I present here is what I remember of the letter, and what I remember of the letter I remember verbatim (including that awful French)."

—Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."

—Yoda, Star Wars

"The frog was a prince / The prince was a brick / The brick was an egg / The egg was a bird"

—Supper's Ready by Genesis

"Strength through unity, unity through faith."

—Chancellor Adam Sutler, V for Vendetta

"Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth, truth is not beauty, beauty is not love, love is not music and music is the best."

— Frank Zappa

"We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us."

—Romans 5:3-5

"They call for you: The general who became a slave; the slave who became a gladiator; the gladiator who defied an Emperor. Striking story."

—Commodus, Gladiator

"The whispers turn to shouting, the shouting turns to tears. Your tears turns into laughter, and it takes away our fears."

-"A Twist In My Story" by Secondhand Serenade