Working with a classmate, see if you can match these examples of repetition from literature and film with the character who says it. (You’ll find the answers at the bottom of the table, but no cheating!)
EXAMPLE OF REPETITION
1. Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hatred; hatred leads to conflict; conflict leads to suffering.
2. Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you.
3. The name’s Bond ... James Bond.
4. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.
5. To live. To live would be an awfully big adventure.
6. It’s alive, it’s alive! P. 23 K
Go to your Writing Skills Book to see if
you can rewrite some famous speeches that use repetition to great effect.
Try to say this repetitive tongue- twister perfectly. You will need to control your pace (speed) if you want to say it without making any mistakes.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
80 FIRE & ICE 2 SPEAKER
A. Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
B. Yoda in Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace
C. Dr Frederick Frankenstein in the film Young Frankenstein
