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“This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England,
This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings [. . .]
This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land,”

"The repetition of the word “this” creates an emotional effect on the readers particularly who are English. Further, it highlights the significance of England. The repetition of the word “dear” shows emotional attachment of the writer to the land and expects a similar response from the readers as well."

(“A Tale of Two Cities”, Charles Dickens)

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

"The repetitive structure used in the above lines make it the most memorable and remarkable start of a narrative ever achieved by a writer. “It” repeated all the way through the passage makes the readers to focus more on traits of the “age” they are going to read about.

Last year was when he was there with me.

Last year was amazing.