Saturday, May 3, 2025

Polyptoton Meaning | Rhetorical Device | Literary Device | Writing Device


1.    Polyptoton is a figure of speech that involves the repetition of words of the same root used in the same sentence with a variety of differing contexts, inflection and voice; Derived from the Greek word polúptōtos, meaning “having many cases”. This device is often used to embellish the poetry and poetic sentences with musicality and tone. Ex: "I dreamed a dream in times gone by.", "The bread rolls rolled down the counter.", "They waited impatiently in the waiting room."

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