What is a famous example of anadiplosis?

1 Answer

From the movie Gladiator,

“The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story!”

Explanation:

Anadiplosis is the repeating of a word or phrase - it is at the end of one clause and the beginning of the next one. For example, I can say:

"I got it done, and it's done well."

There are a number of famous examples in the link below, but I'll post one here from there:

From the movie Gladiator,

“The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story!”

http://literarydevices.net/anadiplosis/