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Created page with 'The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses. An excellent example is Shakespeare's ''Richard II'': "'''This''' royal throne of ki...'
The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses. An excellent example is Shakespeare's ''Richard II'':
"'''This''' royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
'''This''' earth of majesty, '''this''' seat of Mars,
'''This''' other Eden, demi-paradise,
'''This''' fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war."
"'''This''' royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
'''This''' earth of majesty, '''this''' seat of Mars,
'''This''' other Eden, demi-paradise,
'''This''' fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war."