Vocabulary Entry

symploce

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noun

A rhetorical device that combines anaphora and epistrophe; the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of one clause and at the end of another.

Example Sentences

"In her speech, she used symploce to emphasize the importance of freedom."

"The poet's skillful use of symploce made the stanza particularly memorable."

"Symploce can create a powerful parallelism in writing."