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Repetition (Repetition of three (each time a new character is introduced,…

- - - - The smallest signed units that can be repeated are so called sub-sign or more precisely speaking, the parameters that constitute a sign (its hanshape, movement, location, palm orientation, and non-manual features)
      - Although each parameter is small, it can have considerable impact on the entire poem through considerable impact on the entire poem though constant repetition.
    - - repetition in sign language poetry also takes place at the lexical level that is, repetition of words or signs.
      - Word repetition can follow a range of different patterns.
      - The sane word can also be repeated at certain intervals throughout a text, which is sometimes called con-duplication in rhetoric.
      - Anaphora is another pattern of repetition in which the initial words or phrases of a clause/sentence/stanza are repeated.
    - - A sequence of events can be repeated, to create rhythmic or thematic patterns.
      - Repetition of sequences usually involves a slight (or sometimes drastic) change in the last sequence, to surprise the audience who have become used to the established pattern.
      - Repetition does not stop at the lexical level, but can happen with a larger unit of signing.
    - - Repetition of timing imposed over a narrative or poem creates rhythm.
      - The simplest definition of rhythm is the segmentation of time into perceptible units, but poetry, it often indicates a constrastive patterning, such as motion and pause or slow and quick speed, rather than simply repeating units with the identical timing (which can become monotonous).
      - Clayton Vally showed how ASL poetry creates rhythm by producing emphasis or stress in the movement of sign. He listed four different kinds of emphasis that contribute to the rhythm:
        
        Movement emphasis (long, short, alternating, repeated movement)
        
        Movement size (enlarged movement path, shortened movement, reduced movent path, accelerating movement)
        
        Hold emphasis (long pause, subtle pause, strong stop)
        
        Movement duration (regular, slow or fast)
    - - A slightly different unit that can be repeated is a motif
      - A motif is a repeated idea, theme, subject or image in a piece of literature, so by its definition it includes the notion of repetition.