Epanalepsis
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The epanalepsis is a figure of speech defined by the repetition of the initial word or words of a clause or sentence at the end. The beginning and the end are the two positions of stronger emphasis in a sentence; so, by having the same phrase in both places, the speaker calls special attention to it. Nested double-epanalepses form another figure of speech, which is called a chiasmus.
Examples:
- The king is dead, long live the king.
- Severe to his servants, to his children severe.
- What is Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba?
