Antanaclasis — Ant an*a*cla sis, n. [Gr. ?; ? + ? a bending back and breaking. See {Anaclastic}.] (Rhet.) (a) A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some craft when young, that when old you may live without craft. (b) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Antanaclasis — In rhetoric, antanaclasis (from Greek antanáklasis, meaning reflection, echo) is the stylistic trope of repeating a single word, but with a different meaning each time. Antanaclasis is a common type of pun, and like other kinds of pun, it is… … Wikipedia
antanaclasis — (Del gr. antanaklasis.) ► sustantivo femenino RETÓRICA Figura de la elocución que consiste en repetir la misma forma de una palabra con un significado diferente en cada caso. IRREG. plural antanaclasis * * * ► femenino RETÓRICA Repetición de una… … Enciclopedia Universal
antanaclasis — noun The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of pun … Wiktionary
antanaclasis — n. obsolete, repetition of word from earlier phrase, especially of same word with different meaning … Dictionary of difficult words
antanaclasis — /ant an euh klas is/, n. Rhet. a form of speech in which a key word is repeated and used in a different, and sometimes contrary, way for a play on words, as in The craft of a politician is to appear before the public without craft. [1640 50; < … Useful english dictionary
Pun — A pun (or paronomasia) is a phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.A pun may also cause confusion between two senses of the same written or spoken word, due to homophony,… … Wikipedia
Polyptoton — is the stylistic scheme in which words derived from the same root are repeated (e.g. strong and strength ). A related stylistic device is antanaclasis, in which the same word is repeated, but each time with a different sense. In inflected… … Wikipedia
Trope (linguistics) — In linguistics, trope is a rhetorical figure of speech that consists of a play on words, i.e., using a word in a way other than what is considered its literal or normal form. The other major category of figures of speech is the scheme, which… … Wikipedia
Figuras literarias — Las figuras literarias son formas no convencionales de utilizar las palabras, de manera que, aunque se emplean con sus acepciones habituales (aspecto que las diferencia de los tropos), se acompañan de algunas particularidades fónicas,… … Wikipedia Español
