Epanalepsis
Pattern
X... X — begins and ends with the same word
Definition
Repetition of the opening word or phrase at the end of the same clause or sentence.
Examples
Example 1
The king is dead, long live the king!
Traditional proclamation upon royal succession
"King" opens and closes the sentence, linking death to continuity
Example 2
Nothing can be created out of nothing.
Lucretius, De Rerum Natura
"Nothing" bookends the clause, reinforcing the concept of void
Example 3
Control, you must learn control.
Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back
"Control" opens and closes the sentence, emphasizing the lesson through circular structure
AI Detection Note
Rare in AI output. LLMs do not naturally produce circular sentence structures and tend toward linear progression within sentences.
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