Definition of epistrophe
: repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect (such as Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people") — compare anaphora
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The first known use of epistrophe was circa 1584
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