Symploce

Symploce
Symploce Sym"plo*ce, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an interweaving, fr. ? to twine together; ? + ? to twine.] (Rhet.) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses; as, Justice came down from heaven to view the earth; Justice returned to heaven, and left the earth. [1913 Webster]

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