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why not just say 'epistrophe' and leave it at that
Sure. And why bother with distinguishing between, say, afterthought and forethought? Just call them both afterthought.
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An 'epistrophic parallelism' it is then. I'm not aiming for eloquence or specificity. My writerly persona is more the vague smart aleck, with a dash of wilful obscurity. PS Wow that Peacham link is comprehensiverama! ---- Evangelise http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEO!
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<<sure. ...>>
Perhaps I misunderstood tsuwm. Or perhaps you misunderstood me. Whatever. It's not worth the effort.
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>Perhaps I misunderstood tsuwm.
I think near everyone here misunderstood the quote I posted (which was actually sent to me as something the head of some classics dept. actually said).
I'm pretty sure that the context of this was that the fine distinctions between some of these trope-types (that seem to cause mere mortals to forget which is which) hardly matter to anyone outside the halls of academia -- or maybe inside either.
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<<I think everyone here misunderstood the quote...>>
Thanks, t. That answers my question. I was looking for a fine point, and I'm satisfied that if there is one, it doesn't really matter anyway.
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