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The homeoptoton (from the Greek homoióptoton, "similar in the cases"), is a figure of speech consisting in ending the last words of a distinct part of the speech with the same syllable or letter.[1][2]

Example

"In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas" ("In necessary things unity, in doubtful things liberty, in all things charity").

"Hominem laudem egentem virtutis, abundantem felicitates" ("Am I to praise a man abounding in good luck, but lacking in virtue?").

References

  1. ^ "Homeoptoton - Figure of Speech". http://www.retoricas.com/. Retrieved 22 April 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Henry Peachum., The Garden of Eloquence (1593): Schemas". Retrieved 22 April 2013.


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