symploce
/ˈsɪmploʊsi/
combining anaphora and epistrophe—repetition at both beginning and end
symploce in a sentence
“When there is talk of violence, let us stand up and talk against it. When there is talk of hatred, let us stand up and talk against it.”
Origin of symploce
Greek symploke (interweaving), from syn- (together) + plekein (to weave)
Related Words
anadiplosis
repeating the last word of one clause at the start of the next
epanalepsis
repeating the opening word or phrase at the end of a sentence
polyptoton
repetition of words derived from the same root
antanaclasis
repetition of a word with a different meaning each time
diacope
repetition of a word with one or more words in between
anaphora
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses