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Epistrophe

robthetree — 2013-11-09 02:07:51 UTC

the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences

Literary #1

robthetree — 2013-11-09 02:16:47 UTC

"… that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

—Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 19 November 1863

Work Cited

robthetree — 2013-11-09 02:19:17 UTC

http://mannerofspeaking.org/2011/06/05/rhetorical-devices-epistrophe/

http://grammar.about.com/od/e/g/epiphoraterm.htm

http://heuretics.wordpress.com/posts/page/10/

Literary #2

robthetree — 2013-11-09 02:20:24 UTC

“Our struggle has reached a decisive moment. We call on our people to seize this moment, so that the process towards democracy is rapid and uninterrupted. … I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination.”

— Nelson Mandela, Cape Town, 11 February 1990

Image #1

robthetree — 2013-11-09 03:26:49 UTC

Image showing repetition over and over

Visual #2

robthetree — 2013-11-09 03:33:25 UTC

Original Example:

robthetree — 2013-11-09 04:02:49 UTC

I know you didn't mean to hurt me,

I know you were trying to help,

and I'm glad that you wanted to help out.