A ” polipote” is a rhetorical figure characterized by the repetition of the same word with a certain alteration of the inflectional morphemes (singular, plural, masculine, feminine). For example: “Children , what children they are, have the soul of children and that is why they act like the childlike children they are.”
Also called polyptoton , etymological figure or derivation , this rhetorical figure belongs to the group of figures of speech since it modifies the form, sound and syntax within a sentence .
- See also: Reduplication
Types of polypot
Depending on the words used, two types of polypote can be distinguished:
- Nominal polypote. It is one that repeats nouns.
- Verbal polypote. One who repeats verbs.
Examples of verbal polypote
I’ve started to think ,
if from thinking
so much I have to sink into my thoughts
, thinking that thinking too much
drowns me without an answer in a world of thoughts , of thoughtful
reflections that perhaps are not constructive thoughts .
I want to love you as I have been loved
, do not ask me for more than what I can love today ,
because that is how I love you these days.
Examples of nominal polypot
The town was very crowded
because one of the villagers was getting married
. Who knows since when the town prepared the party!
But the whole town attended
and prepared dances and typical dishes of that town .
He finally crossed the bridge.
But bridges kept him from the truth , and he crossed
that bridge , which was more of an answer than a bridge , with pain and difficulty. His voice cleared, and the bridge gave him back his past and his life.
The luminous light illuminated the entire vineyard . The singer
sings his song , a song that is best sung so as not to forget his sorrow.
