Palilogia (pa-li-lo’-gi-a): Repetition of the same word, with none between, for vehemence. Synonym for epizeuxis.
Money! Money!
Money! Money!
Isn’t there anything in the world you give a damn about except money?
Money in the morning.
Money in the afternoon.
Money in the evening.
Money at night–we sleep with money, dream with money, make love with money, wake up with money!
Money! Money! Money!
Put your mind and you mouth on something besides money, or I’m putting my ass on a taxi seat headed to the airport.
Got it? Shut up about money!
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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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