EPISTROPHE

Epistrophe

Epistrophe is the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences. It is also known as epiphora and occasionally as antistrophe. It is a figure of speech and the counterpart of anaphora. It is an extremely emphatic device because of the emphasis placed on the last word in a phrase or sentence.

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epistrophe

Noun

  1. The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.


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