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Epistrophe

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E`pis´tro`phe
n.1.(Rhet.) A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., "Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I."
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Noun1.epistrophe - repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
epiphora
repetition - the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device


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