symploce
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συμπλοκή (sumplokḗ, “interweaving”)
Noun
symploce (plural symploces)
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The white man sent you to Korea, you bled. He sent you to Germany, you bled. He sent you to the South Pacific to fight the Japanese, you bled. - Malcolm X |
- (rhetoric) The repetition of one word or phrase at the beginning and another word or phrase at the end of successive phrases or clauses.
- (rhetoric) A combination of epanaphora and antistrophe.
Translations
rhetoric: repetition of one word or words
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rhetoric: combination of epanaphora and antistrophe
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