Figure Name | homoeoteleuta |
Source | Demetrius (1902) |
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Type | Scheme |
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Definition |
1. Homoeoteleuta are members which have a similar termination. They may end with the same word or they may end with the same syllable. (Demetrius) |
Example |
1. 'You are the man who, when he was alive, spoke to his discredit, and now that he is dead write to his discredit.' (Roberts) 1. 'Men-slayers in nature, they were men-harlots in life ; they were called comrades, but were concubines.' (Demetrius) |
Kind Of | Repetition Symmetry |
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Confidence | Unconfident |
Last Editor | Ashwini Namasivayam |
Confidence | Unconfident |
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Reviewed | No |