Gradatio: Extended anadiplosis (see above). Unlike regular anadiplosis, gradatio continues the pattern of repetition from clause to clause. For instance, in The Caine Mutiny the captain declares: Aboard my ship, excellent performance is standard. Standard performance is sub-standard. Sub-standard performance is not allowed. Biblically speaking, St. Paul claims, 'We glory in tribulations also, knowing that tribulation worketh patience, and patience, experience, and experience, hope, and hope maketh man not ashamed.' On a more mundane level, the character of Yoda states in Star Wars, Episode I: Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hatred, hatred leads to conflict, conflict leads to suffering. Gradatio creates a rhythmical pattern to carry the reader along the text, even as it establishes a connection between words. Anadiplosis and gradatio are examples of rhetorical schemes.

 

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