A Critical Analysis of Anadiplosis in Rhetorical Books

Many books have been written in the field of rhetoric and especially Badi’’ science, which is one of the three branches of this knowledge. One of the most controversial topics in the field of Badi’’ science is anadiplosis. There is a lot of disagreement in the definition of this figure of speech and its examples, so sometimes the definition of this figure of speech in rhetorical books is mixed with other figures of speech such as puns, polyptoton, pseudo-derivation, etc. This makes various divisions and common evidence of this figure of speech. Some rhetoricians have even examined its quota, doubt, acrostic, or one of the types of puns. But with more reflection and careful consideration, more precise and clear definitions can be offered for it, and the border between them can be distinguished. In this study, which is organized with a focus on Persian rhetorical books with a partial view of Arabic books, an effort has been made to study and review the historical rhetorical ideas in this field and compare the definitions provided in rhetorical books about the anadiplosis, similarities, and differences. By providing a suitable definition in a descriptive-analytical way, the border between this figure of speech and other figures of speech that are intertwined with it has been separated.