Polyptoton

Polyptoton, a stylistic device where a word is repeated in a sentence but in a different form, enhancing emphasis through repetition and variation.

“The things you own end up owning you.”
(Brad Pitt in the movie Fight Club, 1999)

Common sense is the least common of all the .

adds depth to speech or literary works by showing different dimensions of a concept, emphasizing how it can change across different contexts.

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