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repetition

In poetry, the recurrence of any sound, pattern, phrase, image, or syntactic structure. Rhyme is a form of repetition that repeats the same sounds at certain key moments in a poem, as are the additional sound devices of alliteration and assonance. The use of any repeated sounds in poetry is central to the production of a poem's sonic texture or patterns. Syntactic repetitions also contribute to a poem's rhythm.



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In discussing notions of diaphora, differentia, and diversity, Kadir underscores the impact of theory over the past thirty-plus years, a statement that is indeed germane to my discussion here: "The theoretical turn in scholarly and pedagogical discourses of the last third of the twentieth century sensitized us to the constructed nature of national myths and to the repercussively and expediently performative nature of individual and collective cultural identities.
 
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