Definitions for: Epanodos


[n] repetition or recapitulation in reverse order



Webster (1913) Definition: E*pan"o*dos, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a rising, return;
'epi` + ? a way up, rising; ? up + ? way.] (Rhet.)
A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause
are repeated in inverse order, as in the following:

O more exceeding love, or law more just? Just law,
indeed, but more exceeding love! --Milton.

See Also: recap, recapitulation, repetition, review

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