Epistrophe (Rhetorical Scheme)

Definition

Epistrophe is a repetition of the last word or phrase in successive clauses.

Examples

"There is no negro problem. There is no Southern problem. There is no Northern problem. There is only an American problem." - Lyndon B. Johnson in "We Shall Overcome"

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