How Do You Use Epanalepsis

Epanalepsis (eh-puh-nuh-LEAP-siss): Figure of emphasis in which the same word or words both begin(s) and end(s) a phrase, clause, or sentence; beginning and ending a phrase or clause with the same word or words. Example: “Nothing is worse than doing nothing.”

What is Epanalepsis effect?

Device: Epanalepsis. Origin: From the Greek ἐπανάληψις (epanalipsis), meaning “repetition” or “resumption”. In plain English: Repeating the initial word or words of a sentence or clause at the end of that same sentence or clause. Effect: Repetition of the words draws attention to them.

What is the effect of Anadiplosis?

The Effect of Anadiplosis Repetition is powerful in writing. … Anadiplosis is an extreme example of repetition as a literary device; it involves verbatim repetition of a word or even a whole phrase immediately after it is said. Because the word or phrase is repeated, it receives a great deal of emphasis.