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Repeated word different meaning

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

A poetic device reusing the same word with distinct meanings in close proximity, generating puns, irony, or layered interpretation.

Detailed Definition
Repeated word different meaning occurs when a word recurs in a poem with shifted connotations or contextual definitions, creating semantic tension or layered interpretation; this device exploits polysemy to reveal complexity, irony, or evolution of thought, as in Shakespearean puns or modernist ambiguity.
Example
Example in poetry:
The use of a single word that is repeated but means something different each time: "He wore a band on his band" (a ring and a strip of cloth); The repetition of a word that functions as a different part of speech (e.g., 'fly' as a verb and 'fly' as a noun); "I saw the light and knew it was light" (illumination and weight); "Bear the load and see the bear" (verb and noun)
Additional Notes
The stylistic use of the exact same word multiple times within a short passage, but each instance carries a distinct or contextually shifted meaning; related to antanaclasis or punning.
Also Known As
Polyptoton repeated word shift recurrence with altered meaning Antanaclasis
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