Gradatio
Gradatio (gruh-DAH-tee-oh) is an extended form of anadiplosis. Each clause or phrase ends with a word that starts the next clause or phrase in ascending order, leading to a climax. “My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, / And every tongue brings in a several tale, / And every tale condemns me for a villain.” Richard III, 5.3.189.
Quotes including the Figure of Speech Gradatio
And here is my speech
Read the QuoteFalstaff
And here is my speech. As King. Stand
aside, nobility.
Hostess
O Jesu, this is excellent sport, i’ faith!
Falstaff, as King
Weep not, sweet queen, for trickling tears are vain.
Hostess
O the Father, how he holds his countenance!
Falstaff,
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O my dear Orlando, how it grieves me
Read the QuoteRosalind, as Ganymede
O my dear Orlando, how it grieves me
to see thee wear thy heart in a scarf.
Orlando
It is my arm.
Rosalind, as Ganymede
I thought thy heart had been
wounded with the claws of a lion.
Orlando
Wounded it is,
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Give me another horse!
Read the QuoteGive me another horse! Bind up my wounds!
Have mercy, Jesu!—Soft, I did but dream.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me!Apostrophe & Alliteration
The lights burn blue; it is now dead midnight.
Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh.Transferred Epithet
What do I fear? Myself? There’s none else by.
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