Rhetoric & FiguresIntermediate
Anadiplosis
The last word or phrase of one unit returns at the start of the next.
Principle
A repeated hinge turns one thought into the next.
Takeaways
- It creates chain logic, escalation, or inevitability.
- The repeated term should change pressure as it crosses the hinge.
- Too much chaining becomes sing-song or visibly mechanical.
Overview
Anadiplosis links clauses, sentences, or lines by repeating the end of one as the beginning of the next. It is useful when one idea generates another and the prose wants the reader to feel that handoff.
Examples
- Fear became anger. Anger became a plan.
- The door opened into a hall, and the hall opened into rain.