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 | | -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (1749-1832) ploce (PLO-see) noun The repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. |
 | | 3:14: "I am that I am.' [Earlier ploche, from Late Latin ploce, from Greek ploke, plaiting, akin to plekein, to plait.] "Theme and irony both seem to echo through the following lines, in which ploce and pronouns play off one another. |
 | | Duncan speaks to Lady Macbeth about love and thanks her for the "trouble" of hosting his visit: The love that follows us sometimes is our trouble Which still we thank as love. |
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