\(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}Anadiplosis\\ \text{The repetition of the last word of one line} \\ \text{or clause to begin the next} \\ \\ \text{"Fear is the path to the dark side.} \\ \text{Fear leads to anger.} \\ \text{Anger leads to suffering.} \\ \text{I sense much fear in you."} \\ \text{(Yoda, }Star\;Wars:\;The\;Phantom\;Menace) \end{array}\)
\(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c} Meiosis \\ \text{Use of a degrading epithet} \\ \\ \text{"The unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable."} \\ \text{(Oscar Wilde on fox hunting)} \end{array}\)
\(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{King Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arms clad} \\ \text{in the purest samite, held aloft Excalibur} \\ \text{from the bosom of the water . . .} \\ \\ \text{Peasant: Listen, strange women lying in pools} \\ \text{distributing swords is no basis for a system of} \\ \text{government. Power derives from the masses,} \\ \text{not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.} \\ \\ \text{King Arthur: Be quiet!} \\ \\ \text{Peasant: You can't expect to wield supreme power} \\ \text{because some watery tart threw a sword at you.} \\ \\ \text{King Arhtur: Shut up!} \\ \\ \text{Peasant: If I went around saying I was an emperor} \\ \text{because some moistened bick had lobbed} \\ \text{a scimitar at me . . .} \\ \\ (Monty\;Python\;and\;the\;Holy\;Grail) \\ \\ \\ \\ \end{array}\)
\(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}Asyndeton \\ \text{Style that omits conjunctions} \\ \text{between words, phrases and clauses} \\ \\ \text{"Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp's the fruit of the sea.} \\ \text{You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it.} \\ \text{There's shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo,} \\ \text{pan-fried, deep-fried, stir-fried.} \\ \text{"There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp,} \\ \text{pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad,} \\ \text{shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich.} \\ \text{That's about it."} \\ \text{(Bubba, }Forrest\;Gump\text{, 1994)}
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