Ploce (figure of speech)

A ploce is a figure of speech in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis;^[1] 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"

See also

• Repetition (rhetorical device)

References