REPETITION


 * DEFINITION:**

HELLO! HELLO! HELLO! HELLO!

An example from //Hatchet//(pg 3) by Gary Paulsen: Divorce. A breaking word, an ugly breaking word. Divorce. Secrets. No, not secrets so much as just the Secret. What he knew and had not told anybody, what he knew about his mother that had caused the divorce, what he knew, what he knew - the Secret. Divorce. The Secret. Definition of repetition – an act of doing something again

Repetition is an oral tradition used in poet. Repetition is a basic unifying device in all poetry. What you repeat are sounds, syllables, words, phrases, lines, stanzas, or metrical patterns. Refrains are formed by the exact repetition of words in the same metrical patterns at regular intervals. Repetition is found broadly in free verse poetry.

Repetition has been used by Walt Whitman in his poem, “I Hear America Singing”. It was also used by Carl Sandburg in his poem “I Am The People.” Another poem it was used in was “Spoon River Anthology” by Edgar Lee Masters.

Another thing repetition does is acts as a visual key. It ties the piece together. It controls the readers’ eye and helps you ensure that the reader pays attention as long as possible. Repetition produces emphasis, clarity, amplification, as well as emotional effect. All repetition really is, is repeating something.


 * Examples**

That right there was an example. As repetition is used to catch the readers’ eye, that right there attracted it. Making a word in boldface attracts people.

//Ex//. Roses are red And so are you
 * Violets are blue**
 * Sugar is sweet**

Ex. In any type of poetry, using the same color can help attract the reader. By Nivedita, Brandon, Neil, And Zack