homoeoteleuton
- noun
- /ˌhoʊmiːoʊˈtɛlɪtən/
- Literature
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homoeoteleuton
- The poet skillfully used homoeoteleuton to create a rhythmic and memorable line.
Examples
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The song's lyrics featured homoeoteleuton, making the refrain catchy and engaging.
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In his speech, the politician's use of homoeoteleuton added emphasis to his key points.
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A more complex but very common example is homoeoteleuton.
Academic text (2001)
How Similar
Surface Forms
Morphology
homoeoteleuton = homoeo + teleuton
The term is built from Greek combining forms (homoeo- + teleuton) that are not productive standalone English words and the meaning is specialized, so a B1 learner cannot reliably derive the sense from familiar English bases.
Etymology
Homoeoteleuton comes from the Greek parts homoio- 'similar' and -teleuton 'ending', and it names the rhetorical trick of using similar or matching endings in a line of speech or poetry—like a special kind of rhyme that makes the words feel connected and easy to remember.