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poetic device: Repetition

Repetition in poetry is when you repeat individual words, phrases, lines, or entire stanzas throughout the poem. Repetition gives extra strength or emphasis to the idea being repeated.

For example, you might start all of many of the lines of a poem with the same words, such as “I’ll never” or “I can’t wait for.” Or you might repeat a single line more than once to emphasize the point, as in the ending of Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” You can even repeat an entire stanza more than once; this is called a chorus or a refrain.

If you would like to write your own repetition poems, read this fun poetry-writing lesson.

All of these poems include repetition. Read a few and see if you like repetition in poems.

Bigfoot’s Bewilderment

I’m Glad to Be Me

My Kitty Likes My Goldfish

Bouncing Off the Windows

The All-Bean Diet

My Brother Made a Snowball

Emilio, Emilio

My Dog’s Name Is “Cat”

Calculator, Calculator

Cats in the Kitchen

Brand New Cat

Learning to Fly

Don’t Bring Camels in the Classroom

I’m Thankful for Turkey

My Dad’s a Secret Agent

Dreaming of Summer

No Pencil

Lousy Catcher’s Mitt

Mr. Yes and Mr. No

My Brother’s a Genius

Rudy Tude

The Man From Timbuktu

What a Trip!

I’ll Never

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