For want of a nail, the shoe was lost,
For want of the shoe, the horse was lost,
For want of the horse, the rider was lost
For want of the rider, the battle was lost
For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost
And all from the want of a horseshoe nail.
This example is interesting in many respects. First of all it demonstrates all types of repetition — anaphora, epiphora, chain repetition, framing, and anadiplosis. Then it promotes the thematic development of the text. And finally, it is a mechanism of shaping text as such.
Developing the topic of stylistic cohesion we cannot help mentioning the role of stylistic devices, especially symbol. As is known, symbol is a trope functioning in the literary texts as a poly-conceptual structure, and assuming various stylistic functions (Джусупов, 2006). At the same time, it is necessary to underline its text-forming function because symbolic meanings appear in the text on the basis of frequently repeated key notions. Here are some examples:
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