Epistrophe

The following is an example of what kind of literary device?
“The big sycamore by the creek was gone. The willow tangle was gone. The little enclave of untrodden bluegrass was gone. The clump of dogwood on the little rise across the creek–now that, too, was gone….”

• Hyperbole

• Epistrophe

• Apostrophe

• Anastrophe

Repetition only at the end of lines or sentences

• Anaphora

• Epistrophe

• Refrain

• Synecdoche

Epistrophe:

• The repetition of words at the beginning of a line

• The repetition of words at the end of a line

• Similar words, phrases, or clauses to show that ideas have the same level of importance.

• Putting two contrasting elements together that are unalike

the repetition of a word at the end of clauses or sentences

• alliteration

• anaphora

• repetition

• epistrophe

How is an Anaphora different from an Epistrophe?

• Epistrophe is an exaggeration

• Epistrophe repeats in the beginning

• Epistrophe the opposite of an Anaphora

• Epistrophe repeats in the middle

Repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.

• Synecdoche

• Epsitrophe

• Anaphora

• Polysyndeton

the repetition of a word at the end of a clause or sentence

• euphemism

• expostiion

• denotation

• epistrophe

I want pizza, he wants pizza, we all want pizza.

• connotation

• diction

• epistrophe

• euphemism

Which of the following sentences is an example of epistrophe?

• A) The rain fell softly, softly on the roof.

• B) The sun set in the west, and the stars appeared in the west.

• C) The wind howled through the night, through the night it howled.

• D) The leaves rustled in the breeze, in the breeze they rustled.

What is the primary function of epistrophe in literature?

• A) To create a sense of rhythm and emphasis.

• B) To introduce new ideas and concepts.

• C) To confuse the reader with repetition.

• D) To provide a detailed description of a scene.