| polyptoton |
| Definition: A figure of speech where words that derive from the same root are repeated to increase emphasis. |
| Example: I'm bloody willing to shed blood to see you bleed. |
| Etymology: The word derives from the Greek poly, many + ptosis, (grammatical) case. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation is from 1586: "Polyptoton or Traductio, when one word is often repeated by variety of cases." (A. Day Eng. Secretary ii. (1625) 86) |