Repetition Theory - Different forms of repetition

alliterationRepetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more stressed syllables.
assonanceRepetition of similar vowel sounds, preceded and followed by different consonants, in the stressed syllables of adjacent words.
consonanceThe repetition of consonants in words stressed in the same place (but whose vowels differ). Also, a kind of inverted alliteration, in which final consonants, rather than initial or medial ones, repeat in nearby words.
homoioptotonThe repetition of similar case endings in adjacent words or in words in parallel position.
homoioteleutonSimilarity of endings of adjacent or parallel words.
paroemionAlliteration taken to an extreme — every word in a sentence begins with the same consonant.
paromoiosisParallelism of sound between the words of adjacent clauses whose lengths are equal or approximate to one another. The combination of isocolon and assonance.

Repetition of Words
adnominatio (When synonymous with polyptoton)Repeating a word, but in a different form. Using a cognate of a given word in close proximity.
anadiplosisThe repetition of the last word of one clause or sentence at the beginning of the next.
anaphoraRepetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines.
antanaclasisThe repetition of a word whose meaning changes in the second instance.
antistasisThe repetition of a word in a contrary sense. Often, simply synonymous with antanaclasis.
conduplicatioThe repetition of a word or words in adjacent phrases or clauses, either to amplify the thought or to express emotion.
diacopeRepetition of a word with one or more between, usually to express deep feeling.
diaphoraRepetition of a common name so as to perform two logical functions: to designate an individual and to signify the qualities connoted by that individual's name or title.
epanalepsisRepetition at the end of a line, phrase, or clause of the word or words that occurred at the beginning of the same line, phrase, or clause.
epistropheEnding a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the same word or words. The opposite of anaphora.
epizeuxisRepetition of words with no others between.
mesarchiaThe repetition of the same word or words at the beginning and middleof successive sentences.
mesodiplosisRepetition of the same word or words in the middle of successive sentences.
palilogiaRepetition of the same word, with none between, for vehemence. Synonym for epizeuxis.
paregmenonA general term for the repetition of a word or its cognates in a short sentence.
ploceA general term for the repetition of a word for rhetorical emphasis.
polyptotonRepeating a word, but in a different form. Using a cognate of a given word in close proximity.
polysyndetonEmploying many conjunctions between clauses.
symploceThe combination of anaphora and epistrophe: beginning a series of lines, clauses, or sentences with the same word or phrase while simultaneously repeating a different word or phrase at the end of each element in this series.
Repetition of clauses and phrases
anaphoraRepetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines.
coenotesRepetition of two different phrases: one at the beginning and the other at the end of successive paragraphs. A specific kind of symploce.
epistropheRepetition at the end of a line, phrase, or clause of the word or words that occurred at the beginning of the same line, phrase, or clause.
isocolonA series of similarly structured elements having the same length. The length of each member is repeated in parallel fashion.
mesarchiaThe repetition of the same word or words at the beginning and middleof successive sentences.
mesodiplosisRepetition of the same word or words in the middle of successive sentences.
repotiaThe repetition of a phrase with slight differences in style, diction, tone, etc.

Repetition of ideas
commoratioDwelling on or returning to one's strongest argument.
disjunctioA similar idea is expressed with different verbs in successive clauses.
epanodosRepeating the main terms of an argument in the course of presenting it.
epimonePersistent repetition of the same plea in much the same words.
exergasiaAugmentation by repeating the same thought in many figures.
expolitioRepetition of the same idea, changing either its words, its delivery, or the general treatment it is given.
homiologiaTedious and inane repetition. Unvaried style.
hypozeuxis
palilogiaRepetition in order to increase general fullness or to communicate passion.
pleonasmusUse of more words than is necessary semantically. Rhetorical repetition that is grammatically superfluous.
scesis onomatonA series of successive, synonymous expressions.
synonymiaThe use of several synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term. A kind of repetition that adds force.
tautologiaThe repetition of the same idea in different words, but (often) in a way that is wearisome or unnecessary.
traductioRepeating the same word variously throughout a sentence or thought.