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Epanalepsis (from the Greek ἐπανάληψις, epanálēpsis "repetition, resumption, taking up again") is the repetition of the initial part of a clause or sentence at the end of that same clause or sentence. The beginning and the end of a sentence are two positions of emphasis, so special attention is placed on the phrase by repeating it in both places. Nested double-epanalepses are antimetaboles.
Example:
The king is dead! Long Live the king!
Further examples:
Blow winds and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow!- Shakespeare, King Lear, 3.2.1Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;- Shakespeare, Henry V, 3.1.1These things I have spoken unto you that in me you might have peace. In the world, ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer -- I have overcome the world."- John 16:33 (KJV)
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