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Literary Devices

Comparison workshop

EpistropheversusRepetitionWhat's the Difference?

Epistrophe is repetition specifically organized at successive endings.

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Read the pair

How They Differ

First idea

Epistrophe

Repeats language at the ends of successive units.

Explore Epistrophe
versus

Second idea

Repetition

Can recur without occupying a shared ending position.

Explore Repetition

See the signal

Examples

Epistrophe

We worked for change and voted for change.

Repetition

Change came slowly, but change came.