Symploce (sim’-plo-see or sim’-plo-kee): The combination of anaphora and epistrophe: beginning a series of lines, clauses, or sentences with the same word or phrase while simultaneously repeating a different word or phrase at the end of each element in this series.
There are wild decisions being made in the White House.
There are ill-considered pronouncements coming from the White House.
There are lies coming from the White House.
There are massive problems coming from the White House.
Where will it end?
When will it end?
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
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