英语公共演讲中的重复修辞法

英语公共演讲中的重复修辞法李上荣讲师（河海大学常州校区）ContentsWhatisrepetition?Whytouserepetition?Howtouserepetition?WhatisRepetition?WhatisRepetition?WhatisRepetition?WhatisRepetition?Itwasacreedwrittenintothefoundingdocumentsthatdeclaredthedestinyofanation:Yes,wecan.Itwaswhisperedbyslavesandabolitionistsastheyblazedatrailtowardsfreedomthroughthedarkestofnights:Yes,wecan.Itwassungbyimmigrantsastheystruckoutfromdistantshoresandpioneerswhopushedwestwardagainstanunforgivingwilderness:Yes,wecan.--BarackObamaWhatisRepetition?RepetitionWhatisRepetition?WhatisRepetition?Repetitionmeanstorepeatthesamewordsorphrasesatthebeginningorendofsuccessiveclausesorsentences.--StephenE.LucasWhatisRepetition?WhatisRepetition?Ifnotnow,when?Ifnotus,who?Ifnottogether,how?GordonBrownGordonBrown“Ifnot”WhatisRepetition?RepetitionWhatisRepetition?Wemustimaginegreatly,daregreatly,andactgreatly.AdlaiStevenson“greatly”WhatisRepetition?RepetitionWhyRepetitionIsImportant?1.Repetitioncanhelptheaudienceretainthemainconceptsofthespeech:WhyRepetitionIsImportant?MartinLutherKingWhyRepetitionIsImportant?IhaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgia,thesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslaveownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofbrotherhood.IhaveadreamthatonedayeventhestateofMississippi,astateswelteringwiththeheatofinjustice,swelteringwiththeheatofoppression,willbetransformedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice.Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythecontentoftheircharacter.--MartinLutherKing“Ihaveadream”WhyRepetitionIsImportant?Mostmemorable:eloquentaboutthesubjectsuccessfuluseofrepetitionWhyRepetitionIsImportant?2.Repetitioncanalsoencouragetheaudiencetoaccepttheideasthatarepresented:WhyRepetitionIsImportant?WhyRepetitionIsImportant?WinstonChurchillWhyRepetitionIsImportant?Weshallfightonthebeaches,Weshallfightonthelandinggrounds,Weshallfightinthefieldsandinthestreets,Weshallfightinthehills;Weshallneversurrender.--WinstonChurchillHowtoUseRepetitionAppropriately?1.FrequencytoomuchdrinktoomuchfoodtoomuchworkHowtoUseRepetitionAppropriately?1.FrequencyHowtoUseRepetitionAppropriately?carefullyspacedatequalintervals1.FrequencytoomuchinashortspanoftimeorspaceHowtoUseRepetitionAppropriately?2.IntensityThestatementyouchoosetorepeat:powerfulemotionallycharged

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HowtoUseRepetitionAppropriately?3.VarietyBiodiversityCulturalDiversityHowtoUseRepetitionAppropriately?3.Variety

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Writeashortspeechinwhichyouusethetechniqueofrepetitiontodescribeasceneortocaptureanemotion.Presentyourspeechinclassnexttime.Possibletopicsinclude:asceneatsunsetmyhappiestmomentlifeinthecitymyfav