epiphora
Noun
Meaning
The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek.
The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at the end of several sentences or stanzas.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
epistrophe
imagery
metaphor
mourning
crying
irony
allusion
tearing
watering
lamenting
hyperbole
alliteration
foreshadowing
onomatopoeia
anaphora
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More commonly referred to as watery eyes, Epiphora is when there is excessive tear production or blocked tear ducts.