A rhetorical device in which the same word or phrase appears at both the beginning and end of a sentence or clause for emphasis.
From Greek 'epanádiploton,' composed of 'epí' (again/back) plus 'aná' (back) plus 'diplóosis' (doubling). The term describes the literal doubling-back of words in a sentence.
When Churchill wrote 'All this time the cranks were right, and we were all wrong... and still we were all wrong,' that's epanadiplosis—repeating words at the start and end creates a satisfying circular punch that makes phrases unforgettable.
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