Diacope
The repetition of a word or words in a sentence, with other words dropped in between; used for emphasis or to enhance a description.
A more extensive list of literary terms, with quotations from fiction and non-fiction sources showing the terms in use, is included in The Right Word: A Writer’s Toolkit of Grammar, Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Bloomsbury 2021)
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