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Conduplicatio

Device
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Repetition of a keyword from a preceding phrase or line in successive clauses

Detailed Definition
Conduplicatio is a rhetorical device in poetry where a key word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses or lines to create emphasis, cohesion, and rhythmic intensity; unlike anaphora, which may involve varied repetition, conduplicatio specifically reiterates the exact same lexical unit to reinforce thematic or emotional weight, as seen in biblical psalms or Whitman’s catalogs.
Example
Example in poetry:
Repetition of a word after intervening words: “Never, never, never give in” (Churchill); Shakespeare’s “Blood, blood, blood!” (Macbeth); Plath’s “Dying / Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well”; Modern: Danez Smith’s “not an elegy for Mike Brown” with recursive grief
Additional Notes
Repetition of word or phrase for emphasis. Rhetorical device creating intensity. Related to: repetition, anaphora. Use strategically for emotional impact.
Also Known As
Repetition for emphasis doubling device emphatic repetition reduplication
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