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Ploce (figure of speech)
A
ploce
is a
figure of speech
in which
a word
is
separated
or
repeated
by way of
emphasis
; the
repetition
of a
word
functions
as a different
part of speech
or in different
contexts
.
Examples
"In that great victory,
Caesar
was
Caesar
!"
"Make war upon themselves -
brother to brother
/
Blood
to blood, self against self." -
Richard
III
, by
Shakespeare
"My lovely one I fain would love thee much, but
all my Love
is
none
at all I
see
." -
Edward Taylor
, "Preparatory
Meditation
12"