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12/2/2017 0 Comments

Epistrophe

is the opposite of anaphora.  Instead of the repetition of a single word or phrase at the beginning of the line, it is repeated at the end.  The effect is often a resonating tone left with the reader.  Together, the use of anaphora and epistrophe are called symploce.  Look for it here:

"From Blossoms" by Li-Young Lee

Stop by S.M.(M).L.

Sometimes the world doesn't stop
never does the world stop
on and on, spinning and spinning,
its centrifuge a molten core, a heart
beaten upon by billions of trembling feet,
by oceans of fear and terror pushing and 
pulling.  By time ticking and ticking and never stopping.

Sometimes the world doesn't stop,
and you need it to; you need winds to quiet, 
storms to calm, missiles to not be shooting
beyond satellites, people to close their
mouths, open their eyes, and just shut up.
Just shut up, inside yourself, hardened 
around your own molten core, smoldering,
learning to be quiet, calm, weathering.

Sometimes the world doesn't stop,
but instead implodes; hills shudder and
mountains crumble, rivers rage and 
volcanoes explode--panic ensues all around,
and you wonder why you just didn't stop,
get quiet, and sit in solitude before you made this mess.

Sometimes the world doesn't stop, 
but you should, shut up.  
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