What is "symploce"

Symploce \Sym"plo*ce\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an interweaving, fr. ? to twine together; ? + ? to twine.] (Rhet.) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses; as, Justice came down from heaven to view the earth; Justice returned to heaven, and left the earth.

n. 1 (context rhetoric English) The repetition of one word or words at the beginning and another word or words at the end of successive phrases or clauses. 2 (context rhetoric English) A combination of epanaphora and antistrophe.

n. repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe

In rhetoric, symploce is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used successively at the beginning of two or more clauses or sentences and another word or phrase with a similar wording is used successively at the end of them. It is the combination of anaphora and epistrophe. It derives from the Greek word, meaning "interweaving".