Epistrophe¶
epistrophe · syntax · validated
The counterpart of anaphora: successive clauses or lines all close with the same word or phrase.
Provenance¶
- Source: Traditional; a classical rhetorical figure
- Attribution:
traditional— classical or folk; no single origin to name - Checkability:
self— decidable from the text and its parameters alone - Attested:
codified— formulated as a rule by a tradition rather than declared by an author
Details¶
- Kind: restrictive
- Languages: en
- Requires:
tokens - Deterministic: yes
- In other languages: Epipher (de), Épiphore (fr)
Prompt hint¶
End every clause with the same word or phrase.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
closing |
— | None |
Shared closing; inferred if unset. |
minimum |
— | None |
How many units must share the closing; all, if unset. |
unit |
string | line |
Whether the repetition is counted per line or per clause. |
Examples¶
shared-closing¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
we go home
they go home
Parameters: closing='home'
Source: constructed example; the figure is classical
broken-closing¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
we go home
they go away
Parameters: closing='home'
Source: constructed counterexample
epistrophe-gettysburg¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
that government of the people, by the people, for the people,
shall not perish from the earth.
Parameters: closing='the people', unit='clause', minimum=3
Source: Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address (19 November 1863); closing sentence (Bliss copy text)