Polyptoton

[pɔ'liptәtәn]

Definition

(noun.) repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; 'My own heart's heart'.

Typist: Pierce--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."

Edited by Albert