1. Epistrophe By Trey Smith

2. Definition ● Repeated usage of a word/ending/words at the end of clauses, sentences or fragments in order. Sometimes Epistrophe is referred to as Epiphora. ● Ex 1: “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child.” — The Apostle Paul, in the Bible, 1 Cor 13:11 ● Ex 2: " These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless convenciences all day long." -Their Eyes Were Watching God ( Zora Neale Hurston)

3. Effects of an Epistrophe ● Epistrophes are a very good way of using repetition to point out something to the reader as the repeating word will stand out from the others. ● They are also very common when describing something or someone. i.e. He's cunning, deceiving, and running.

4. More Examples ● "Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." -- delivered by George C. Scott (from the movie Patton) ● "...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth." - Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address

5. Epiphany’s ● Epistrophe ● Pleases ● Individuals ● Purposely ● Hanging ● A ● Nautical ● Yellow ● Submarine