# Epistrophe Epistrophe is repetition at the end of a clause or even paragraph. Verse-chorus structures can be thought of as elaborate epistrophes.[^1] Also known as epiphora and antistrophe. Kind of the opposite of [[Anaphora]].[^2] From Greek "turning about"[^3] or "returning."[^4] Examples include: - "A fine woman! a fair woman! a sweet woman!" —Shakespeare[^5] - "Wherever they's a fight so hungry people can eat, _I'll be there_. Wherever they's a cop beatin' up a guy, _I'll be there_. ... An' when our folk eat the stuff they raise an' live in the houses they build—why, _I'll be there_." —John Steinbeck, *The Grapes of Wrath*[^2] [^1]: [[The Elements of Eloquence]] pg. 92 [^2]: [Definitions and Examples of Epistrophe](https://www.thoughtco.com/epistrophe-rhetoric-term-1690666) [^3]: [Epistrophe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epistrophe) [^4]: [Epistrophe - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistrophe) [^5]: [[The Elements of Eloquence]] pg. 93