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Antistrophe vs Epanaphora - What's the difference?

antistrophe | epanaphora |

In rhetoric|lang=en terms the difference between antistrophe and epanaphora

is that antistrophe is (rhetoric) the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses while epanaphora is (rhetoric) anaphora.

As nouns the difference between antistrophe and epanaphora

is that antistrophe is in greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left hence: the lines of this part of the choral song while epanaphora is (rhetoric) anaphora.

antistrophe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.
  • (rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
  • (rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
  • The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.

    • Related terms

    * antistrophic (Webster 1913)

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    epanaphora

    English

    Noun

  • (rhetoric) anaphora
    • (Gibbs)
    (Webster 1913)