What epiphora?

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In Greek epiphora - a "repetition addition, pressure."Stylistic devices repeat the same sounds at the ends of adjacent words in the lines can clearly demonstrate a simple rhyme.It - grammatical epiphora.Examples of it are often found in children's verse:

lived together on the balcony

Mac, narcissus.They were friends.

sometimes with the aim of underlining the importance of a single word or phrase is repeated at the end of his verses or lines, forming a so-called tautological rhyme.It - lexical epiphora.Examples - poems:

my little son on the eighteenth

most dear, dear, dear,

My hare, Ezhulka-lapulya!

He was funny, so funny -

My little woman, my sonny!

Let not been gentle voice,

Ezhulkoy And have not I call -

head - the ceiling!

Became Ezhischey shaggy sonny ...

Soon adults too will be quite ...

And do not say, as before, "Mommy!»

But - come to visit, and I'm all

He proudly introduce "Synulya!»

very frequently used rhetorical epiphora.Examples of this technique can be found in the songs, most often - in Russian folk.Children's song about two geese perfectly shows him with the unforgettable lines: "One - gray, the other - white, two cheerful goose", as well as poetry of Julia Druninoy "You're next."

often use poetry to repeat the first quatrain in custody.Sometimes they are slightly different, more often - repeated verbatim.It is also a rhetorical epiphora.Examples - poems of the same Yu Druninoy "There is a time to love."

They begin with the words: "There is a time to love, is - to write about love," and at the end of these lines are repeated with little change: instead of the word "write" the author uses the verb "read".

Most prose authors want to emphasize the importance of a single moment of the episode, the subject.Then, the artist uses the word episode or a repeat some phrases of the passage.Examples presented epiphora in this miniature.

"Barcarolle" by Tchaikovsky

What she sings "Barcarolle"?On the sea of ​​love, of hope, the grief ... She seemed to dissolve in the music, experiencing it all over again ... For the umpteenth time ...

increasing noise approaching wave, low blow water on the shore and the quiet rustling of the reverse run ... And now a new wave starts to gain momentum, rolls on the beach!

Sea - a large, warm, affectionate.And on the shores of the two of them with Max - that family, so loved ... And the waves ... Waves ?!They also warned about a misfortune!They wanted to say that ... but did not know how to speak clearly!

way back.Max driving.Whistling a merry tune.Here he slammed on the brakes and put his head down on his folded hands on the steering wheel.All ...

She suddenly realized that there was irreparable, screamed, began to turn to him his face!Then it became clear that it is - everything.

And time for it all sounds have disappeared, as if the ears laid the wool.She did not understand, but all heard time and time again increasing noise approaching ... The quiet wave of water hit the shore ... Quiet rustling reverse run ...

She finished the game.He knelt hands.She stood before the hushed, as if the empty hall.He bowed silently in emptiness and silence.And suddenly ...

audience burst into applause!She stood before him, a little, lost, wet tracks of tears on his cheeks.And have not heard anything ...

And in my ears still did not cease increasing noise approaching wave, low blow water on the shore and the quiet rustling of the reverse run ... and ashore, they ... ... Together with Max ... That mother so loved!