symploce

Noun

Meaning

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses; as, Justice came down from heaven to view the earth; Justice returned to heaven, and left the earth.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

simile speech metaphor figure of speech malapropism

Hypernyms

repetition

Close letter words and terms

symplesite symplocaceous symplocarpus foetidus symplocus paniculata symplocus tinctoria symploidy