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ploce

/ˈpləʊ.siː/

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noun

C2formalcommonart/ˈpləʊ.siː/

A rhetorical device involving the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or extend its meaning.

  • 🇷🇺Риторический приём, заключающийся в повторении слова или фразы для придания особого акцента или расширения его значения.
  1. Rhetorical device C2 formal

    A figure of speech where a word is repeated in a different or more specific sense to emphasize or extend its meaning.

    • In the phrase 'a man who is a man,' the repetition of 'man' is an example of ploce.
    • The poet used ploce to highlight the dual nature of the subject.
    • Ploce can add depth to a speech by repeating a key term with a shifted meaning.

    🇷🇺Плоце