| Scesis Onomaton: Figure of repetition in which a set of two or more different words having the same (or very nearly the same) meaning occurs within the same sentence; a successive series of words or phrases whose meanings are generally equivalent. |
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"Ah sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers,
children that are corrupters."
-- Isaiah 1:4, KJV |
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"Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind
of a national community. It's tough, difficult,
not easy. But a spirit
of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we
share a common destiny" -- Barbara Jordan, 1976 DNC Keynote Address |
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"Every time you break the seal on that liquor
bottle, that's a Government seal you're breaking! Oh, I say and I say it
again, ya been had! Ya been took! Ya been
hoodwinked! Bamboozled! Led
astray! Run
amok! This is
what He does." -- delivered by Denzel Washington (from the movie Malcolm X) |
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"In Isaiah [9:6]: 'For to us a Child is
born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.
And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty
God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.'"
-- Mike Harper,
KVNE Radio (Tyler, TX)
Note: Can you spot the
asyndeton?
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"But four years ago Jimmy
Swaggart said this about me. He said, "This here song by The Police,
'Murder by Numbers', was written by Satan, performed by the
Sons of Satan -- Beelzebub, Lucifer, The
Horned One."
-- Sting (live with Frank Zappa in Concert) |
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"For whatever reasons,
Ray, call it fate; call it luck; call it
karma. I believe that everything happens for a reason."
-- delivered by Bill Murray (from the movie Ghost Busters) Note: Can you spot the anaphora? |
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"Friends.
Countrymen.
Russians!"
-- delivered by Rade Serbedzija (from the movie The Saint) |
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Louis: “Hey, ah, where’s your phone?” Outback Bartender: “Around near the dunnies.” Louis: “You guys have a Denny’s?” Outback Bartender: “No, the dunny. The bog trough? The long drop? The thunderbox?” Louis: “You know what, um? I’m just gonna look for it by the bathroom.” -- delivered by Anthony Anderson & Emma Jane Fowler (from the movie Kangaroo Jack) |
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"There is no room in this
country for any flag except our own. There is no room for the red flag. It
is opposed to everything our government stands for. It stands for
anarchy, chaos, and ruin. Smash it."
-- Leonard Wood Note: Can you spot the anaphora and the anadiplosis? |
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