College Composition / Unit 29 CMP 0702 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Repetition
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The idea
Repetition repeats a word or group of words to build emphasis.
In practice
"The first cause is poverty; the second cause is poor health; the third cause is discrimination" drives the word cause into the reader's memory.
Where people slip
Deliberate repetition differs from careless repetition; ask whether it builds emphasis or only adds words.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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