Anadiplosis (pronounced AN-uh-di-PLOH-sis; from Greek: anadíplōsis, meaning "a doubling, folding up") is a rhetorical device where the last word of one sentence is repeated at the beginning of the next sentence. This technique is often used to create a sense of emphasis or to build toward a strong conclusion, known as a climax.

Examples

• "As soon as your brother and my sister met, they looked at each other. As soon as they looked, they fell in love. As soon as they loved, they sighed. As soon as they sighed, they asked each other why. As soon as they knew the reason, they looked for a solution. In this way, they climbed the steps to marriage." — Shakespeare, As You Like It, V, ii
• "… how people had lived in this place and how people had died in this place." — Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
• "What I remember is the letter. I remember it exactly, including the difficult French." — Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
• "Noust in the grass, grass in the wind, wind on the lark, lark for the sun, sun through the sea, sea in the heart, heart in its noust, nothing is lost." — John Glenday, Noust
• "Lycidas is dead, dying before his time. Young Lycidas has no equal left." — John Milton, Lycidas
• "Queeg: 'On my ship, excellent performance is the norm. The norm is not good enough. Poor performance is not allowed.'" — Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny
• "Let my love be yours, and let your love be their treasure." — Shakespeare, Sonnet 20
• "Power makes leaders isolated. Isolation causes fear. Fear leads to violence." — Zbigniew Brzezinski, The Permanent Purge: Politics in Soviet Totalitarianism
• "Future years felt meaningless. Past years also felt meaningless." — William Butler Yeats, "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death"
• "Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny."
• "Turn off the lights now. Take your hand. Give you a drink. Drink if you can. Can you spend time? Time is passing. Stay with me. I can make you happy." — The Wanted, "Glad You Came"
• "I love her! Isn't that amazing? I wonder why I didn't want her before. I want her! That's what matters. Things are getting better every day." — Sheldon Harnick, "She Loves Me"
• "Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times." — G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain
• "Fear causes anger. Anger causes hate. Hate causes suffering. I sense fear in you." — Yoda, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
• "Any dog under fifty pounds is a cat, and cats are pointless." — Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation
• "Our strength causes challenges. Challenges cause conflict. Conflict leads to disaster." — Vision, Captain America: Civil War