symploce
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To use the same word or phrase at the start and end of several sentences to make them stand out
- noun
- /sɪmˈpləʊsi/
- Literature
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simploce
- The politician's speech demonstrated symploce by beginning and ending each clause with the same powerful words.
Examples
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Writers often use symploce to create emphasis and rhythm in their arguments.
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The use of symploce in his speech added a powerful rhythm.
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Understanding symploce helps students analyze persuasive techniques in texts.
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Can you identify the symploce in that poem?
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The politician's speech demonstrated symploce by beginning and ending each clause with the same powerful words.
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Writers often use symploce to create emphasis and rhythm in their arguments.
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Understanding symploce helps students analyze persuasive techniques in texts.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Symploce comes from Greek parts sym- 'together' and ploke 'weave'. So symploce is like 'weaving together' the same words at the start and end of clauses to make an idea stronger and more rhythmic.
