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OK sorry for going off-topic on a topic as serious as this, but I've got a question about something that's been bugging me for ages. There's 8 sentences in a r
by smcl 10y ago
OK sorry for going off-topic on a topic as serious as this, but I've got a question about something that's been bugging me for ages.
There's 8 sentences in a row that start with "Never mind that..." - is there a name for this style of writing (repeating yourself, presumably for dramatic effect)? It really irritates me, but I can never describe it to anyone and I don't know how to google for it.
- taneq 10y agoAre you looking for the term "elegant variation" (or, in this case, the lack thereof)?
- chatmasta 10y agoWhen used with care, it's called an "anaphora." At least, that's what we called it in my Latin classes.
- smcl 10y agoExcellent, thanks!
- coldtea 10y agoIt might have been called that way in the latin classes, but the term is Ancient Greek for "reference" (as in: "in reference of" i.e. "speaking about", etc). In rhetoric, it is about what you said -- beginning several statements with the same sentence/opening, addressing the same issue with different arguments for rhetorical effect.