Epizeuxis

In rhetoric, epizeuxis, also known as palilogia, is the repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession, typically within the same sentence, for vehemence or emphasis. A closely related rhetorical device is diacope, which involves word repetition that is broken up by a single intervening word, or a small number of intervening words.

As a rhetorical device, epizeuxis is utilized to create an emotional appeal, thereby inspiring and motivating the audience. However, epizeuxis can also be used for comic effect.

Examples

 * "Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."—Winston Churchill
 * "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow/Creeps in this petty pace from day to day/To the last syllable of recorded time..."—William Shakespeare, Macbeth
 * "O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon"—John Milton, Samson Agonistes.
 * "Work, work, work, is the main thing"—Abraham Lincoln
 * "The horror, the horror"—Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
 * "Scotch, scotch, scotch, scotchy, scotchy scotch."—Ron Burgundy, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
 * "Well, Well, Well..." — John Lennon, Well Well Well
 * "Our top priority was, is and always will be education, education, education"—Tony Blair