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Repetition and Polysyndeton are fairly similar rhetorical devices that are used in literature to show emphasis on an object or idea. The use of these devices provide a different structure than normal sentences to show the importance of particular parts of the story.

In the following powerpoint, the definition and some examples of both literary devices are provided for further explanation.



Bibliography Examples of repetition - http://www.examples-help.org.uk/repetition.htm http://www.criticalreading.com/poetry.htm Examples of Polysyndeton - http://www.virtualsalt.com/rhetoric.htm#Polysyndeton http://literaryzone.com/?p=241 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polysyndeton

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